By Adrian Dix This past year was a year of contrasts in the politics of British Columbia. The B.C. NDP is united and positive while the Liberal government is out of touch and out of gas after 10 long years in power. As Leader of the BC NDP, I am proud of the positive leadership [...]
Dear Editor A Muslim woman is only required to veil herself if she is in the presence of males other than her relatives; she is not required to veil herself in the presence of her father, husband, sons, brothers, uncles, or males under the age of puberty (e.g. nursery school). However, in the presence [...]
Christy Clark Must Make Amends By Gabriel Yiu The community was shocked to hear that SUCCESS had lost all the bids for their employment assistance services for immigrants. It could spell the end of their operation of such services. A lot of discussion revolved around the abrupt resignation of SUCCESS’ CEO Thomas Tam. SUCCESS Chairman [...]
Autoreview by Veeno Dewan The new Ford Explorer is already a heck of an impressive vehicle and now Ford is offering its impressive new Ecoboost technology in it. It is in fact a major coup for Ford in weaning away people from gas guzzling V8 engines into more sensible and fuel efficient engines. For the [...]
VICTORIA – B.C. has reached successful agreements with First Nations that deliver specific, practical benefits for communities, companies and the province by shortening project timelines, facilitating faster permits for projects, and creating new jobs, partnerships and training programs. These are just a few examples of significant progress made by government in the last year to [...]
VICTORIA – B.C.’s transportation network saw one of its busiest-ever construction seasons in 2011, thereby improving safety, reducing congestion, providing greener travel options and creating better access to B.C.’s communities and the province’s natural resources. These are just a few examples of significant progress made by government in 2011 to improve the lives of British [...]
Canada’s affluent concentrate nearly three quarters (74%) of their investments in Canada. And while 62% confirm they feel it’s important to have a diversified portfolio which includes emerging markets, only 8% of investments are currently concentrated in those areas. Furthermore, over three quarters (78%) indicated that the United States was their most common travel destination, [...]
Not content to rests on its laurels and plethora of awards, Hyundai has added a rather special model to its luxury Genesis sedan. The debut Genesis earned 2009 Canadian Car of The Year and North American Car of The Year. The new Spec R version of the Genesis adds a bigger V8 of five litre [...]
VICTORIA – The Province is making it easier for small businesses to succeed by increasing access to capital, extending tax credits for trades businesses and reducing and streamlining regulatory requirements. These are just a few examples of significant progress made by government in the last year to improve the lives of British Columbians and their [...]
VICTORIA – Dramatic declines in impaired driving deaths, a decreasing provincial crime rate and more accountable policing through the newly announced Independent Investigations Office are some key results of the Province’s work to make B.C. communities safer. These are just a few examples of significant progress made by government in the last year to improve [...]
