This is one I’ve been meaning to write for a bit. It started December 2, when news broke that the Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs in northeastern B.C. had apparently entered into an agreement Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Project. The exact words: “On behalf of the Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs, Hereditary Chief Elmer Derrick today announced an agreement […]
Earlier today I wrote about CBC”s choice for the top new story of 2011 in B.C. and argued that even though it took place in Vancouver, it has wider implications. That said, any list that aims to cover the province is going to naturally exclude stories that were big, but only in certain regions. So […]
CBC has chosen its top B.C. news story: the Stanley Cup riots. On the surface, this seems like a pretty dismissable choice. It’s Vancouver-centric. It’s flashy, rather than substantial. It’s just hockey. But think back to when those riots started. Think back to the moment that you realized that the core of B.C.’s biggest city, […]
Summary: Even though the province of B.C. has a branch that can order landlords to repair or upgrade their rental units, it’s up to municipalities to make sure the work gets done. And many cities, including Prince George, have no mechanism to do this. So what are renters supposed to do when they have a […]
Over the weekend, we visited Dawson Creek to see some of my family. While there, we took a hike out the Bear Mountain Windpark, a semi-controversial project that put a bunch of windmills up beside a hiking trail. While they are certainly quieter than a lot of other power projects, they have a kind of […]
Below are a series of interviews on both Daybreak North and Daybreak South surrounding a recent announcement from the Pacific Carbon Trust. I was involved in setting up all of the Daybreak North interviews and helped with the Daybreak South ones. The stories came out of an announcement on May 5 that the Carbon Trust […]
So I was cleaning up a bunch of draft posts I’ve made to see what to finish and what to chuck, and I found this one from about a year ago, when we were living on Government Street in Victoria. Living in Prince George, you’re not exposed to architecture from more than a few decades […]
I believe Wells is where everyone from Prince George to Williams Lake who’s ever had a neighbour complain about violating some sort of appearance bylaw has moved. It is awesome.
The perspectives expressed in the blog are those of the author and the author alone, and do not reflect the views of anyone else. This morning on the show there was a discussion about Coca-Cola’s Aboriginal Art Bottle program. When I first started working on this, I wasn’t expecting much. After all, there’s been a […]
My father is a paramedic here in Prince George. He just went to get his flu shot and was told he wasn’t eligible since he’s not considered a front-line healthcare worker. Not sure how that decision corresponds with this (from opinion250.com): “VICTORIA – The Province is taking action to end the strike by Ambulance Service […]
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