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'The Greatest Threat to the B.C. Environment in our Lifetime'

'The Greatest Threat to the B.C. Environment in our Lifetime'

Black Press chairman David Black talks about why he wants to build a refinery in Kitimat, and why oil bitumen cannot be exported to Asia.
Farmland fight sheds little light

Farmland fight sheds little light

Will secondary uses on rural Interior farmland destroy fragile bird habitat? And what about the endangered small farmer?
Digital wave is just beginning in B.C.

Digital wave is just beginning in B.C.

Protecting B.C.'s medical system and putting many routine government services online is the next step for driver's licences
Land reserve divided, not conquered

Land reserve divided, not conquered

Reports of the Agricultural Land Reserve's demise are greatly exaggerated, and are mostly urban arguments projected onto rural B.C.
NDP’s survival is on the line

NDP’s survival is on the line

The looting of the Portland Hotel Society makes the Nanaimo bingo charity ripoff look tame, and Jenny Kwan has got to go
Green machine gathers in B.C.

Green machine gathers in B.C.

'It's an industry now, and as with our automotive industry, Canada is a branch plant of the U.S.'
Forget the issues, pass the muffins

Forget the issues, pass the muffins

The scandalous new MLA lounge with "free muffins" is part of a strikingly expensive refit to improve legislature wheelchair access
Crown jewel on table in Cariboo

Crown jewel on table in Cariboo

The Tsilhqot'in Nation's claim for title to the Nemiah Valley is central to the puzzling rejection of Taseko Mines' latest proposal
Grizzly bear hunt isn’t going away

Grizzly bear hunt isn’t going away

Hunting making a comeback, and B.C. government making it easier for guide-outfitter business to expand
Who provoked a teacher strike in 2012?

Who provoked a teacher strike in 2012?

BCTF members voted 90 per cent in favour of full-scale school shutdown, which was ended by cooling-off period