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Looking for honest answers to coal questions

When will honest answers to questions about the Raven Coal Mine Project be given? When will the entire life cycle of the coal mine be taken into account?
B.C. VIEWS: Tax my car, not my income

B.C. VIEWS: Tax my car, not my income

Opponents of the HST can't seem to resist making the tax sound worse than it really is.
B.C. tourism group supports 10% HST

B.C. tourism group supports 10% HST

The Tourism Industry Association of B.C. has struggled with the impact of the harmonized sales tax, but supports it at a reduced rate.

Congratulations for solar heating initiative at Courtenay outdoor pool

Our elected representatives and our local government staffers are bright, innovative and well connected to the services provided. We congratulate you and encourage you on to initiatives such as the solar panels for our outdoor pool which helps reduce our taxes and saves our environment — and perhaps shine a well-deserved light on a flexible and forward-thinking entrepreneur.

Property owner faces off against workers

What a surprise today. I awoke this morning to find a trio of anonymous workers standing on my front yard, apparently trying to decide where to dig a hole.

We could be in for interesting times on the labour front

Whispers around the province are giving off hints we may be in line for some of the more interesting times we’ve seen on the labour front since Gordon Campbell was trying to beat a decade of NDP policy out of B.C. nearly a decade ago.

Beaufort a good name for new Francophone school in Comox

This September the new French school will open in Comox, and families attending the school are now being asked to vote on a new name.

Political leaders would do well to control greed in a productive way

Instead of political leaders following the business community around on their hands and knees, they need to realize all they have to do is control the greed in a productive way to the wishes of the community; they would do well.

Reader appalled that BC Hydro is installing 'dangerous' Smart Meters this summer

As a BC Hydro customer, I am absolutely appalled that BC Hydro is installing Smart Meters throughout all of BC this summer. I will not allow this dangerous technology into my home.

Use of Comox glacier in Compliance Energy Corporation document 'an affront'

This is an open letter to John Tapics, president of Compliance Energy Corporation, objecting to your usurping of the iconic image of the Comox glacier in your draft AIR/EIS Guideline document for the proposed Raven coal mine.
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