Moore's Meadow rezoning passes first three readings
14“Rezoning the subject area to P1 at this stage would establish a parks and recreation land use expectation before the city has completed the technical analysis necessary to determine the most appropriate long-term use of the lands,” the report said.How dare we the citizens decide what to use our land for.....
2- PolicyWonk
Financial advisor McLaren launches council campaign
7Good luck on a successful campaign.Municipal overspending isn't unique to PG but is a problem in every B.C. municipality and elsewhere in Canada.Ask Mayor Yu , city council, and any city manager if they would be in favor of the Province reinstating the Office of the Municipal Auditor and their answer would be an absolute no.Just as the media has extensively reported about the obscene salaries city managers, mayors, and directors make in metro Vancouver, P.G. is no different.Will any of P.G.'s city administration take a paycut with Northwood's closure shrinking the City's tax revenue ?Absolutely not.So good luck McLaren in fighting the city establishment and CUPE.Let's find out if your tough talk is all bark and no bite and you'll end up in the same rut as everyone else at the City.At least your ego will get the boost it craves, that's the reason most get into politics in the first place.
7- BGeez
Province intends to add 3,500 new EV chargers by 2035
11Always know that when the provincial government and the BCHydro CEO reference " British Columbians " they really mean people in the B.C. south, specifically Vancouver, Victoria, and the Okanagan.Global SouthBC News does the same.
3- BGeez
Financial advisor McLaren launches council campaign
8Congratulations Dan for throwing your hat in …I definitely vote for you …the key to getting anything done is to have a majority in council that think the same …you could be the one to tip the scales …being in the same industry ( until I retired )…you have always had the utmost integrity and not afraid to get outside the box to think different …..and a drive to accomplish what you set out to do,go go 🙏🙏
4- Barry P Boehmer
Financial advisor McLaren launches council campaign
9His proposal for the City to hire four lawyers to litigate on behalf of the City is intriguing.Why settle on four ? Does McLaren have four lawyer friends or acquaintances that have done work for him in his private and business life ?City Manager Babicz is a former lawyer who worked for Wilson King back in the day.Does McLaren propose paying each of the four lawyers to compensate them for the loss of their private practice ?If so, the going rate is $ 326,000 annual salary each, what City Manager Babicz gets paid by the PG taxpayer now.So I suppose McLaren is suggesting the City pay four times that amount or $ 1.3 million dollars annual salary total for four city employee lawyers.Never trust a man who loves the sound of his own voice and loves to be on TV.
2- BGeez
Nurses accept mediators' recommendations, end job action
3So how much more than the 3% annual wage increase mandated by the NDP did the 55,000 nurses get ?And any increase greater than 3% will also now be paid to the 400,000 other public union member who had already previously settled.Two things are guaranteed by the BCNU's selfish quest of greed.First, all 55,000 nurses will vote NDP in the next election.Two, the Acute Care Tower at UHNBC will be axed in next years budget due to the cost of the BCNU's demands.Thank you Nurses.
7- BGeez
Financial advisor McLaren launches council campaign
9he wouldn't have had he taxes go up so much if our council wasn't to happy to spend spend, spend and sneaky (Alternative Approval Process) spend...good luck with making streets safe ... after all we are getting a B C Wide involuntary care centre in Prince George. where do you think they are all going to end up once released..... downtown PG.... we are going to make Granville street in Vancouver look like the garden of eden
1- bcracer
Category 1 campfires banned throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre
4In my opinion, campfires should be banned throughout the whold province during these heat spells we are getting. Oh and before you whine and cry, yes my family and I do go camping.
5- Jack Frost.
Enbridge launches $4 billion pipeline expansion in Prince George
3Trade war with the US, caused by the Liberalgovernment. Countries around the world have negotiated with Trump and have gotten deals but not elbows up. But hey elbows up moved his business into the bad country to the south. Over 90% of his investments are in the US and hidden in offshore accounts. His family lives in that bad land to the south. Trudeau plays in that evil land.Money for roads, schools hospitals, ya right in other countries.Have to look out for Canada but bad if Trump loks out for the US.Elbows up.
5- HeeHaw
Council decides smoking on stage might be OK
8Is this seriously the garbage council is wasting their time with? People are smoking fentanyl in the streets and alleys all over the city and there is debate on whether a cigarette could be smoked during a play?
- Average Greyman
Temporary use permit granted for 15th and Quinn building
8wonderful idea, and no parking to speak of
- bcracer
Financial advisor McLaren launches council campaign
7I like a lot of what Dan is saying but am concerned about the ongoing cost of 4 lawyers. I'd rather we advocate for changes to the justice system rather than foot the bill ourselves.
- PGLocal
Council decides smoking on stage might be OK
5Thank you to those who voted to approve this nonsensical bit of foolishness, final confirmation that you are utterly undeserving of my vote this fall should you present yourself as a candidate!This is close enough to election time that piled on your record since the start of this term, there is literally nothing you could possibly do to redeem yourselves; 8 councillors, a mayor, and 2 left with a record that calls for re-election. "smoking is sometimes used to accurately portray social norms in period productions."Shall we have actual murders, assaults, etc., because those actually happen and always have in all "periods " of history?Initially, I thought to question the thinking, but upon reflection, concluded there is no evidence to suggest any was applied here, but cannot express surprise, as it has seemed the norm for far too many elected officials for a depressingly long time. We may only hope they have the sense to revisit the issue, but don't hold your breath.
1- Renoguy24
Province intends to add 3,500 new EV chargers by 2035
3and then hydro wonders why they have no hydro for AI labs and cryptocurrency mints, except i fully expect they will get the power and we the people won't
3- bcracer
Financial advisor McLaren launches council campaign
4Who brought operational budget down, Sherry Green. Cut down unnecessary jobs and need more competitive bids on contracts..
2- J Local
Northwood mill closure is a harsh dose of reality: COFI
4All according to the NDP’s plan…
2- DD22
Nurses rally after reports of intimidation at Northern Health
As with all of the public funded - union jobs - they just demand more --- where does it stop --- they already make more than double the minimum wage - plus all the benefits ... and they want more .. think on that!
5- Justsayin2
Financial advisor McLaren launches council campaign
2I think there is too much risk to having Mclaren in this seat given his history with our city.
3- Tammy Lopes
Little Prince shelter, Kopar video wall added to 2027 capital plan
5Will the new score clock/video wall be preserved and be used in a replacement arena or will it be insufficient or too old to be used when that happens?Good to see interest in building a proper storage/ workshop for the Little Prince, just unfortunate that it takes 8 yrs to get from acknowledging a need to making a move toward resolving it.I find it interesting to see how quickly or slowly money can be found for projects and wonder at the thinking in regards to assorted items.Many taxpayers understand that demands/needs outpace available funds but see inexplicable use of public money on projects that boggle the mind. The enormous cost of constructing things and then the rather casual demolition and rebuilding that we see is concerning. The recently renovated hotel purchased to be torn down for the new pool, required because a pool I saw constructed and closed annually for maintenance was deemed unrepairable. Now another purchased at high price across the street is set to go!
- Renoguy24
Northwood mill closure is a harsh dose of reality: COFI
5BC risks digging its own mine and burying itself in it. BC’s struggle isn’t just a resource problem, it’s an execution problem: slow approvals, weak investment, and over-reliance on one market (the US) and one asset class (housing). Northwood is what that looks like on the ground. Beetle kill and wildfires shrank the forests, but it’s policy that drove capital away. Sitting on our laurels is over: world-class timber, minerals and gas mean nothing if nobody can build here. Yet career politicians remain behind the curve, preoccupied with pet projects that pander to the minority, and whilst the economy fractures it is the majority who pay. A seismic shift in politics is needed, but that’s unlikely until politicians grow a backbone.. Perhaps it’s time the majority stood up and shouted its discontent — a sound that would easily drown out the rest. Then government would take notice, as it remains reactive when what BC needs is proactive.
- Perham
