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NEW EXECUTIVE | LIBRARY SAFETY | FIGHTING BLINDNESS | PARAMEDICS WIN GOLD PUBLIC FALL 2015 EMPLOYEE OUR TIME HAS COME TOGETHER, WE CAN HELP ELECT CANADA’S FIRST NDP GOVERNMENT LEADINGUS MARK HANCOCK, PRESIDENT “Getting more people to exercise their right to vote is the first step to defeating the Conservatives and electing a truly progressive, NDP government for the first time in Canadian history." Voter turnout will make the difference OCTOBER 19: YOUR DATE WITH A BALLOT BOX — AND HISTORY I’m going to start this column with some math. Maybe not my strongest suit — anymore — but these numbers pretty much speak for themselves. 14 / 6,201 / 9.4 million / 1 OK, maybe these numbers need a little help speaking for ACTIVIST CHAMPION The right-wing government of themselves. Stephen Harper can be defeated if we all work together, 14: That’s how many seats Stephen Harper and the says retiring NDP MP Libby Davies (Vancouver East). Davies, seen here at Convention with Mark Hancock, Conservatives needed to gain in the 2011 election to win a received a standing ovation from delegates after a stirring majority government. video tribute to her decades of progressive activism. 6,201: That’s the total number of votes those 14 seats were won by. Of all the areas that Harper has cut, very few things make me 9.4 million: That’s the number of eligible Canadian voters who as angry as his treatment of our veterans. It’s one thing to send didn’t vote in 2011. our men and women in the armed forces off to war — whether we 1: That's how many elections we are from an NDP government. -
BC Today – Daily Report February 20, 2020 Today In
BC Today – Daily Report February 20, 2020 Quotation of the day “It's not been quite three years that we've been in government … [and] it's a lot to fix after 16 years.” Finance Minister Carole James says the NDP government is struggling to fix and fund issues and programs ignored by the former Liberal rulers. Today in B.C. On the schedule The house will convene at 10 a.m. for question period. Wednesday’s debates and proceedings Attorney General David Eby introduced Bill 7, Arbitration Amendment Act, which will repeal and replace B.C.'s existing domestic arbitration framework and shift family arbitration provisions under the Family Law Act. The house spent the afternoon debating Bill 4, Budget Measures Implementation Act, which was introduced by Finance Minister Carole James on Tuesday afternoon after her budget speech. At the legislature The BC Care Providers Association hosted MLAs from both sides of the aisle at a lunch-time lobbying event. Provincial, federal officials strive for resolution to ongoing infrastructure blockades Premier John Horgan missed question period yesterday to participate in a conference call with his fellow premiers to discuss how to handle ongoing infrastructure blockades taking place across Canada in support of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs who oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline. Following the call, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe — who currently chairs the Council of the Federation — said the premiers are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to join them in a teleconference meeting today to “discuss paths to a peaceful resolution and an end to the illegal blockades.” Horgan’s office released a joint letter from B.C. -
2021-03-17 RC Agenda
PLEASE NOTE: By orders of the Provincial Health Officer, all individuals, places of work and businesses must significantly reduce their level of social interactions and travel until further notice. Therefore, this meeting will be conducted by electronic communications . The meeting will be hosted via Zoom webinar and live -streamed on the District of Sechelt’s YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/SecheltMedia To attend this Zoom webinar by computer, go to https://zoom.us, join Meeting ID 870 9214 0176 and Password: Mar2021 If you do not have internet access, you can dial-in to the meeting: 1-778-907-2071 with Meeting ID 870 9214 0176 and Password: 6018633 Questions can be submitted to [email protected] , or drop off/mail a letter to 2nd Floor, 5797 Cowrie St., PO Box. 129, Sechelt, BC, V0N 3A0). As appropriate, answers to questions will be posted within our For the Record page on the District’s website, sechelt.ca. DISTRICT OF SECHELT REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL Via Zoom Online Meeting Platform Wednesday, March 17, 2021 7:00 pm AMENDED AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER AND DECLARATION OF CONFLICT 2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 3. APPOINTMENTS AND DELEGATIONS 3.1 Nicholas Waissbluth, Architect – Westcor Lands Ltd. Pg 4 Bruce Mason – Westcor Lands Ltd. Page Numbers • Westcor Lands Rezoning Application Amended Hereafter 4. PROCLAMATIONS 5. ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS 5.1 Minutes of the 5:30pm Special Council Meeting of Pg 5 - 6 March 3, 2021 – For Adoption 5.2 Minutes of the 7:00pm Regular Council Meeting of Pg 7 - 17 March 3, 2021 – For Adoption 5.3 Minutes of the 4:00pm Regular Council Meeting of Pg 18 - 19 March 10, 2021 - For Adoption 6. -
B.C. Today – Daily Report June 17, 2019 “We Need John Horgan and His Government to Step up and Take Action — Any Action T
B.C. Today – Daily Report June 17, 2019 Quotation of the day “We need John Horgan and his government to step up and take action — any action — to help our small, forest-dependent towns get through this challenging time.” Liberal MLA Dan Davies (Peace River North) says the NDP government has not done enough to support forestry-dependent communities, as mills around the province continue to close and curtail production. Today in B.C. The House is adjourned for the summer recess. Committees this week The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services is conducting public consultations on Budget 2020 this week, starting with a session in Prince Rupert at the Highliner Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre at 2 p.m. today. Committee members will also visit Kitimat, Prince George, Fort St. John and Quesnel before heading back to the Lower Mainland for a consultation in Abbotsford on Thursday. The consultation period ends on June 28. Mill closures and curtailments lead to political jousting As announcements of mill closures and curtailments pile up, the opposition B.C. Liberals are calling on the NDP government to slash stumpage rates and reduce the carbon tax for the province’s forestry sector. “To date, the John Horgan government has thrown up its hands and told forest-dependent communities there is nothing it can do to help them,” Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson said in a statement, released in tandem with a letter addressed to the premier last week. “This is failed leadership on the part of John Horgan — plain and simple. Hard-working B.C. -
Specified Fundraising Function
.~ .ELECTIONS BC SPECIFIED FUNDRAISING Spec-FF (17/11) • A non•p•rtlsan Office of the Legl,l•ture FUNCTION PAGE i 1 I OF ~I-~ POLITICAL ENTITY EVENT DATE f'(YYY I MMIDO) IEVENT TIME (HH: MM) BCNDP 2018/11/13 18:00 EVENT DESCRIPTION LOCATION NAME (OR ADDRESS· IF HELD AT PRIVATE RESIDENCE) C353-An Evening with Adrian Dix and Rachna Singh Royal King Palace II NAME OF RESIDENr (IF HELD AT PRIVATE RESIDENCE) 1, TICK IF EVENT HELD AT PRIVATE RESIDENCE • "Wlllo __,... • ..,.__ PART A PARTS THIS PART II/IUST BE SUBMITTED AT THIS PART MUST BE SUBMITTED WITHIN LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT -~ 60 DAYS AFTER THE EVENT TICKET PRICE(S) $50.00 # OF TICKETS SOLD 116 $100.00 $ CONTRIBUTIONS RAISED $ 11,800.00 Names of the political party leader, ~r1iamentary secretaries or Check If the political party leader, parliamentary secretary or m~mbers of the Executive Council scheduled to attend: member of the Executive Council atleilded the event Adrian Dix ATTENDED EVENT? 181 Harry Bains ATTENDED EVENT? 181 Ravi Kahlon ATTENDED EVENT? 181 ATTENDED EVENT? • ATTENDED EVENT? • ATTENDED EVENT? • ATTENDED EVENT? • ATTENDED EVENT? I • ATTENDED EVENT? • ATTENDED EVENT? • ATTENDED EVENT? • -- - - -- Add more forms If needed. SUBMITTED BY SUBMITTED BY Rowyn DeVito Rowyn DeVito EMAIL PHONE EMAIL PHONE [email protected] 604-430-8600 [email protected] 604-430-8600 SIGNATURE DATE f'(YYYI MMI DD) DATE (YYYY/MM/DD) SIG~E \Jv 2018/11/06 2019/01/07 II Thi• form wlll be published on Electlona BC'• website. This lnlormallon 11 collected under !he authority or the EJec:tion Act end Ille F"""10m ot Jn11:,tmat1on and Pro/ecllDn ot Prtvacy Act. -
Official Report of Debates (Hansard)
Fifh Session, 41st Parliament OFFICIAL REPORT OF DEBATES (HANSARD) Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Morning Sitting Issue No. 307 THE HONOURABLE DARRYL PLECAS, SPEAKER ISSN 1499-2175 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Entered Confederation July 20, 1871) LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR Her Honour the Honourable Janet Austin, OBC Fifth Session, 41st Parliament SPEAKER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Honourable Darryl Plecas EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Premier and President of the Executive Council ............................................................................................................... Hon. John Horgan Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance............................................................................................................................Hon. Carole James Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training..................................................................................................... Hon. Melanie Mark Minister of Agriculture.........................................................................................................................................................Hon. Lana Popham Attorney General.................................................................................................................................................................Hon. David Eby, QC Minister of Children and Family Development ............................................................................................................ Hon. Katrine Conroy Minister of State for Child Care......................................................................................................................................Hon. -
BC Today – Daily Report April 8, 2020 Today in B.C
BC Today – Daily Report April 8, 2020 Quotation of the day “We need to double down now.” After several days of encouraging case numbers, Health Minister Adrian Dix urges British Columbians to redouble their efforts to flatten the COVID-19 curve. Today in B.C. On the schedule Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix will provide an update on B.C.’s COVID-19 cases at 3 p.m. The briefing will be livestreamed. Essential services, test kits and government aid: lobbying in the time of COVID-19 With the COVID-19 pandemic set to dominate the province’s attention for the foreseeable future, lobbyists and firms are seeking the government’s ear. The provincial lobbyist portal counts 35 new and recently amended registrations that include the key word “COVID-19.” Priorities include selling products and technology to aid the province’s efforts to battle the coronavirus, securing essential service designations, and keeping government officials up to speed on the impacts the pandemic is having on industries. Some company’s interests are more specific than others. Last week, Western Policy Consultants lobbyist Michael Bailey — who served as executive director to former premier Bill Bennett — registered to lobby the health ministry on behalf of the Lynn Valley Care Centre. The facility was the first long-term care centre to confirm COVID-19 cases and remains an active outbreak, accounting for a significant percentage of the province’s coronavirus fatalities. Bailey registered to brief health ministry officials “on the need for government assistance for long-term care homes through the COVID-19 pandemic” and discuss the future of the facility’s contract and funding agreement with the province. -
Fraser Watershed Initiative
FEBRUARY 2019 SITELINESLandscape Architecture in British Columbia Fraser Watershed Initiative Fraser Watershed Restoration Conference 2019 I Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and Mother Earth I A Global Game Changer: What Restoration Means to Canada and the World I Restoring Terrestrial Habitat I Post-fire restoration and the need to address the risk from the next disturbance I The Heart of the Fraser I Protecting the Lower Fraser River I LACF Update 450–355 Burrard St. Vancouver, BC V6C 2G8 T 604.682.5610 TF 855.682.5610 (Canada and US) E [email protected] I [email protected] W www.bcsla.org I www.sitelines.org PRESIDENT Stephen Vincent PRESIDENT ELECT Yolanda Leung PAST PRESIDENT Scott Watson REGISTRAR Jacqueline Lowe TREASURER Wai-Sue Louie DIRECTORS Debra Barnes Teri Cantin Katherine Dunster Illarion Gallant Liane McKenna Jordan McAuley The Fraser Canyon, Photo: cmh2315fl, Flickr Donna Rodman CSLA Representative Katherine Dunster BC Interior Chapter Chair Teri Cantin Vancouver Island Chapter Chair Illarion Gallant DIRECTORS (non-voting) BCSLA Intern/Associate Representative TBA FRASER WATERSHED Initiative By Justine Nelson, Coordinator University of BC Representative Susan Herrington Fraser Watershed Initiative BCSLA Student Representative Alix Tier Executive Director, BCSLA (Hon.) Tara Culham The Fraser Watershed Initiative (FWI) is a multi-year effort Sitelines is published six times per year; February, April, June, August, October, and November to restore the Fraser River, its tributaries and the land, by the British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects and is mailed to all BCSLA members, wildlife and people in this vast area. registered landscape architects, associates and affiliates. The editorial deadline is the 8th and is the longest remaining free-flowing river on the Pacific Coast of advertising is the 16th day of the intervening The Fraser River months. -
Transportation Network Companies in British Columbia
Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations Transportation Network Companies in British Columbia FEBRUARY 2018 SECOND SESSION OF THE 41ST PARLIAMENT February 15, 2018 To the Honourable Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia Honourable Members: I have the honour to present herewith the Report of the Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations for the Second Session of the 41st Parliament, entitled Transportation Network Companies in British Columbia. The Report covers the work of the Committee in regard to ridesharing in British Columbia, and was unanimously adopted by the Committee on February 7, 2018. Respectfully submitted on behalf of the Committee, Bowinn Ma, MLA Chair Table of Contents Composition of the Committee .............................................. i Terms of Reference .......................................................ii Executive Summary .......................................................iii Introduction ............................................................1 Consultation Process ......................................................2 Definitions .............................................................4 Community Impact: Accessibility .............................................5 Community Impact: Employment ............................................8 Community Impact: Public Transportation, Traffic Congestion and Environment ........10 Community Impact: Small, Rural and Remote Communities .......................13 Community Impact: Taxi Industry ...........................................14 -
December 12, 2018
B.C. Today – Daily Report December 12, 2018 Quotation of the day “As soon as you announce your political party, a minimum of 50 per cent of your audience hates you.” NDP MLA Bowinn Ma weighs in on political partisanship in the second installment of BC Today’s deep dive into whether PR systems can change the game for female politicians. Today in B.C. On the schedule The House is adjourned for the winter break. MLAs are scheduled to return to the House on February 12, 2019 for the delivery of the government’s throne speech. B.C. Liberals continue to press for answers from the Speaker ahead of today’s committee meeting Ahead of this morning’s meeting of the Finance and Audit Committee, Liberal Party House Leader Mary Polak released an open letter listing more than a dozen “issues [that] must be addressed urgently” at the meeting, as well as the Legislative Assembly Management Committee’s (LAMC) meeting on December 19. “The credibility of the Legislature and its budget setting must be resolved prior to the expenditure of more public money on services that you have alleged to be subject to criminal activity of a financial nature,” Polak wrote in the five-page letter, which is addressed to Speaker Darryl Plecas. Many of the items — which Polak argues should be settled at the outset of the committee meetings — relate to statements made by the Speaker during last week’s LAMC meeting. Polak wants details, including the scope and timeline of forensic audits into the offices of the Speaker, clerk and sergeant-at-arms that Plecas forcefully called for. -
List of Mps on the Hill Names Political Affiliation Constituency
List of MPs on the Hill Names Political Affiliation Constituency Adam Vaughan Liberal Spadina – Fort York, ON Alaina Lockhart Liberal Fundy Royal, NB Ali Ehsassi Liberal Willowdale, ON Alistair MacGregor NDP Cowichan – Malahat – Langford, BC Anthony Housefather Liberal Mount Royal, BC Arnold Viersen Conservative Peace River – Westlock, AB Bill Casey Liberal Cumberland Colchester, NS Bob Benzen Conservative Calgary Heritage, AB Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George – Peace River – Northern Rockies, BC Carol Hughes NDP Algoma – Manitoulin – Kapuskasing, ON Cathay Wagantall Conservative Yorkton – Melville, SK Cathy McLeod Conservative Kamloops – Thompson – Cariboo, BC Celina Ceasar-Chavannes Liberal Whitby, ON Cheryl Gallant Conservative Renfrew – Nipissing – Pembroke, ON Chris Bittle Liberal St. Catharines, ON Christine Moore NDP Abitibi – Témiscamingue, QC Dan Ruimy Liberal Pitt Meadows – Maple Ridge, BC Dan Van Kesteren Conservative Chatham-Kent – Leamington, ON Dan Vandal Liberal Saint Boniface – Saint Vital, MB Daniel Blaikie NDP Elmwood – Transcona, MB Darrell Samson Liberal Sackville – Preston – Chezzetcook, NS Darren Fisher Liberal Darthmouth – Cole Harbour, NS David Anderson Conservative Cypress Hills – Grasslands, SK David Christopherson NDP Hamilton Centre, ON David Graham Liberal Laurentides – Labelle, QC David Sweet Conservative Flamborough – Glanbrook, ON David Tilson Conservative Dufferin – Caledon, ON David Yurdiga Conservative Fort McMurray – Cold Lake, AB Deborah Schulte Liberal King – Vaughan, ON Earl Dreeshen Conservative -
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From: Rol Fieldwalker [<email address removed>] Sent: March 9, 2016 8:27 PM To: Pacific Northwest LNG / GNL Pacific Northwest (CEAA/ACEE) Subject: *****SPAM***** Re: Pacific Northwest LNG on Lelu Island As any grade 3 student will tell you, by now we all know all the reasons we have to stop using fossil fuel. Communities that are facing the possibility of the end of their way of life are not looking to negotiate a better deal~ whether in the form of local jobs,higher royalties, or better safety standards. More and more communities are simply saying"NO". no to the pipeline, no to fracking, no to the export terminal,no to Arctic drilling, no to the coal trains, no to the oil trains.... neither here nor anywhere else. In other words... no new carbon frontiers. The Lax Kw'alaams First Nation already voted 100% against this project in May, despite an offer of $1.4 billion from Petronas. The Lelu Island Declaration was signed by First Nations leaders from across the Skeena watershed, as well as Grand Chief Stewart Philip of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, MLAs Jennifer Rice, Doug Donaldson, and Robin Austin, and MP Nathan Cullen, to protect the proposed site – and its salmon – from LNG development. Lelu Island has been occupied by Lax Kw'alaams members since August 2015, who have been working to prevent further work on the rejected project. Madii Lii territory, which the fracked gas pipeline would pass through on the way to Lelu, has been closed to pipeline development by Luutkudziiwus people since Aug.