Apr 292013
 

2013 British Columbia Provincial Election Debate Review

The long anticipated televised BC political debate this evening was at best, debatable  Will it seriously affect the outcome of the next election? No, probably not in any significant way. The NDP are poised for a win, and the debate helped to insure that. For the first time in over a decade, the debate did not go in the BC Liberal’s favour. The three contenders spent an hour and a half much like the old rooster and hound cartoons, where the rooster always stands three feet outside the length of the dog’s leash, then taunts the hound to hang himself.

The surprises tonight came from both the Green and Conservative candidates. They were both sharp as Continue reading »

Apr 082013
 
Bridging the Gap Program Launches New Website

The online resource is part of a larger initiative to recruit athletes with a disability online

 Canadians looking for information on how to get involved in wheelchair sports can now do so from the comfort of their own home thanks to the new Bridging the Gap website, which launched today at www.btgcanada.ca.

“The next generation of wheelchair athletes is online, so that’s where we need to be,” said Bridging the Gap National Coordinator Duncan Campbell. “This site will make it so much easier for potential athletes and their friends and family members to get involved.”

Bridging the Gap is Canada’s leading nationwide first-contact wheelchair sports program. Since its launch in 1997, the program has introduced thousands of people with disabilities to wheelchair sports via Have a Go Days, multi-sport programs in rehabilitation centers, wheelchair loans, peer mentorship and sport development clinics. All people with Continue reading »

Oct 202012
 

Kateri Tekakwitha - First Nation Catholic SaintAs his parents sobbed, and last rites were performed, 5-year-old Jake Finkbonner neared death after flesh-eating bacteria infected him through a cut on his lip. His parents had begun discussing donating his tiny organs. Then, a relic from ‘Kateri Tekakwitha’ was laid upon his leg, and prayers were prayed to her. Jake is now twelve years old, and went all the way to Rome to see her become the first First Nation saint in history.

Kateri Tekakwitha (pronounced ‘gaderi dega gwita’ in Mohawk) was born in 1656 and died April 17, 1680. Kateri was baptised as Catherine Tekakwitha, and was informally known as ‘Lily of the Mohawks’. She was an Algonquin-Mohawk Catholic virgin, and a Continue reading »

Sep 252012
 
bobby jack fowler

B.C. Highway Of Tears Suspect,
Bobby Fowler. Did you know him?

HIGHWAY OF TEARS MURDERS CLOSER TO BEING SOLVED

PRINCE GEORGE: British Columbia, Canada has awoken to day when answers will be revealed to the families of over 18 murdered or missing women along highway 16, also known as the ‘The Highway of Tears’, and other routes. The RCMP have announced a news conference is being held at the the RCMP’s Operation E-PANA office at 11:15 am, to discuss the case, and recent developments that point to a US criminal possibly being responsible.Today, the police are going to announce that a major development in the case has taken place. And, while they wouldn’t confirm exactly what that development is, several news outlets suggest that it involves a Portland, Oregon, man named Bobby Fowler, who has been linked to at least one of the B.C. cases through DNA. Fowler died in prison several years ago.

Senior officers from Project E-PANA, the B.C. RCMP, along with a family member, and a representative from the United States, are scheduled to speak at the news conference,” said a prepared statement from the RCMP. “Police will also be issuing a plea for assistance from British Columbians, Canadians and Americans.”
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Sep 172012
 

Now that emotions have calmed slightly after huge fires and explosions at British Columbia saw mills left some dead and injured, and despite teary promises that steps would be taken to insure similar tragedies never happened again, the sad truth is that many mills in B.C. are in fact going totally uninspected.

The award winning Vancouver Sun newspaper turned up evidence that provincial government safety regulations covering sawmills, are not being fully enforced, reporting Tuesday that many B.C. mills have gone without Continue reading »

Sep 172012
 

surfing makes you smarterA study by UCLA says that whether you love reading the latest news, gossip or social networking, spending one hour a day online boosts your ability to solve complicated problems. Why?

It turns out that when you search for information, and choose links to follow, especially on websites that are packed with information, like Facebook, Yahoo and Google, it strengthens the areas of the brain used for reasoning. And, the difference is measurable is just one week.

Sep 102012
 

It is not uncommon for people to be impatient while waiting in a hospital emergency ward, but a person in New Westminster, B.C, decided that he wanted to be seen right away, and was! New Westminster police spokesperson, Staff Sgt. Todd Matsumoto, said that his force is investigating after a man drove his pick-up truck through the doors of the emergency department at the Royal Columbian Hospital at about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. He says that it’s not clear if the man was having physical or mental health issues, or, whether the crash was intentional. Continue reading »

Sep 072012
 

As if the BC Liberals didn’t already have their hands full, as member after member announces that they’re gold-plated pension bound, now seven B.C. Ministry of Health employees are under investigation by the RCMP. The ministry says that four of the employees have been fired, and three others have been suspended without pay, while the RCMP investigate allegations that the employees inappropriately accessed sensitive medical records.

But something doesn’t sit right about that. Would the RCMP be involved if it was merely a case of digital Peeping Toms? The allegations all involve the health ministry’s pharmaceutical services division, so far. The pharmaceutical services division works with drug companies and researchers to determine what medications should be Continue reading »

Sep 042012
 

maple syrupThe Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers said that thieves in the province of Quebec may have pulled off the sweetest caper of all time, by stealing maple syrup from a warehouse, and cleverly covering up their crime to evade detection.

The warehouse, located in rural Quebec about 160 kilometers northeast of Montreal, held more than $30 million worth of maple syrup. It is still not clear exactly how much of the sweet amber liquid was taken, or when it actually took place. It was discovered during a routine inventory check.

Anne-Marie Granger Godbout, executive director of the Federation of Continue reading »