Guest Post: Let’s reimagine politics in BC
It’s not often I open up the blog to guest posts. But when I do it’s because 1) I have asked them,they didn’t come to me… and 2) I think it’s something readers need to [...]
“If your vote doesn’t make a difference, why are millionaires,corporations & unions spending so much to influence it? “
After weeks of on and off..but mostly on…winter weather here on the nearly north coast of Van Isle, I never thought I would be happy to see the rain and wind again, but I am. Ready for [...]
Things that make you go Hmmmm: Is new John Horgan attack site linked to Campaign Research?
** updated below post So a funny thing happened on twitter today…. Saw a new attack video launched by a company called ” Future Prosperity BC Inc” And I’ll show it to you here [...]
Site C: The $9 billion dollar + boondoggle complete with grassroots oversight.
One would hope that with a budget of over $9 billion dollars and a long list of critics and opponents, the bigwigs over at BC Hydro would be on top of every little thing happening at Site C, in order [...]
“New Year – a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story ? Ultimately we write it. The choice is ours.” ― Alex Morritt, Impromptu Scribe
2016 leaves us here in my part of the world with a clear cold sky adorned with the most brilliant crescent moon and Venus shining so brightly it seems like a mini version of the sun. It’s [...]
Because it’s 2016: Leaked document details text messages received by former NDP nomination race candidate, Georgia Collins
As an ardent observer of politics and the political process I have always been keen to situations and incidents that may serve to turn more people off the political process.. and keep people out of [...]
Merry Christmas from my little piece of the #notrealworld
Checking the kitchen counter quickly one last time, I grabbed the leash from the hook on the wall and whispered to Rollo to come. Time for his last bathroom trip of the night, he quietly walked to [...]
Musings from the #notrealworld
Sometimes…it takes just one little thing after so many big things to finally push people over the cliff.And maybe it is the time of the year or the stress of the seasonal holiday rush but [...]
Site C panning out to make Fast Ferries look like pocket change.
Since moving to Van Isle life has changed dramatically. There is always something needing to be done on the property several townhouses and families would have lived on back in Surrey. Between that [...]
New photos show new cracks and landslide yet again on the North Slope of Site C. How much are they costing us and how long before someone gets hurt?
New photos in from Site C today following yet another large slide on the work site. The first is a full aerial view: In this second photo I have enhanced the contrast so you can more easily see where [...]
