Why did power go out for nearly 10,000 people? Woodpeckers
3Very weak excuse, this day and age they could send out an email note and post on line. The woodpecker didn't make the whole that quickly. Sloppy management and planning
22- Robin Draper
School board trustees approve pay hike for next term
18Jeez I wish I could give myself a 24% pay raise. And what do we get for that? Will they spend more time improving the education quality and quantity of our communities? Sadly I doubt it. The school board is on its way to becoming a bloated, expensive entity that will only serve as a spring board for higher political office, instead of a board that benefits the next generation through quality education. Imagine the scrambling if teachers or nurses or firefighters or police just gave themselves a 24% raise?
1- Robert Barwise
Councillors to push for improved park, seniors' centre parking
4yes the important stuff the town needs i can't remember the last time i seen this park being used for anything but maybe a family outing and those have been few and far between as well.I guess they can cut back on snow removal and water and sewer....
9- bcracer
School board trustees approve pay hike for next term
12Do we really need a school board? Our Nurses have to fight for a pay raise , and the school board can give themselves a raise , no questions asked?? something is wrong with this picture.
1- FHR
Little Prince won't be opening for Victoria Day long weekend
11The summer season is short enough around here without being pared back even more because maintenance is not handled during the off season, causing this lack of availability.The city found money to fund a trip to Victoria that, according to the report in this paper seemed to be a wasteful use of our tax dollars.dollars. If we fancy presenting ourselves as a any sort of tourist destination then it is vital that attractions be up and running on a regular schedule and hence, available when visitors are here. People would be disappointed by a mid season breakdown that caused a disruption in service but simply not being prepared for the traditional opening weekend for the season of an attraction such as The Little Prince just comes across as poor planning or simple disinterest on the part of the people/organization handling whatever particular attraction that may be at the centre of attention. Is there information missing from the story that would excuse this failure to be ready?
2- Renoguy24
Union heads slam SD57 trustee pay hike
11Craig Brennan et al. are just another example of parasites at the public trough of tax dollars. Engorge your bloated bank accounts.
1- BGeez
Union heads slam SD57 trustee pay hike
11Out of line or embarrassing. Both terms will come to mind with tax payers.
1- Shark Tank
School board trustees approve pay hike for next term
10Yessss, taxes are going up again!!!!!
1- Sea K
Universal mental health care review endorsed by committee
8“can’t effectively run healthcare as it is.” Yep, there are certainly a number of serious issues. Always has been and always will be. Of course, society & govt should strive for perfection while knowing it will never be reached. I look at my experiences with our healthcare system & I often ask others what their experiences have been like with the our healthcare system. Most cases, the responses are mostly positive. A way to free up dollars, thereby having more resources for our healthcare system, is having people take personal responsibility for their behaviour. Proper diet, reduce or eliminate drugs & alcohol, & exercise. Of course, it’s easier to blame govt than to look in the mirror.
2- Mr Science
Province won't dismantle rail corridor, consultant tells council
6Wouldn't a renewed passenger service PG to N Vancouver with stop-offs including Whistler be an idea? If you build it, they will come, just don't make it 3rd class junky.
4- D B A
School board trustees approve pay hike for next term
9Isn’t politics grand
1- Jim John
Eleven unregulated drug deaths confirmed in March in Northern Health region
“unregulated drug deaths.” Key word is unregulated. Society more dangerous with unregulated drugs. Sadly, many believe society can punish & incarcerate its way to Nirvana. Many conservative US states have tried this approach with little effect on the crime rate. Unfortunately, the NDP’s previous approach only got regulated drugs into less than 5% of drug users. Those users were shown to have less interactions with emergency responders & the criminal justice system while increasing the likelihood of maintaining healthy work & family connections. Unfortunately, due to the hue & cry from the uptight right, the NDP has backed off their most recent approach when it needed to be expanded.
10- Mr Science
Universal mental health care review endorsed by committee
7The province is in financial dire straits and can’t effectively run healthcare as it is. I don’t think we’ll be seeing this happening anytime soon.
2- DD22
Province won't dismantle rail corridor, consultant tells council
7Really should bring passenger service back to that rail line.It was nice to have another option back in the day. And with no more Greyhound and rising plane fees, it would be good to have this option.
1- BCBenny
School board trustees approve pay hike for next term
7Teachers bargained for more than a year to get 12% over 4 years. School board trustees had a meeting and granted themselves more than 23% that isn't paced out over multiple years. Great governance...
- ReasonableHumanBeing
Little Prince won't be opening for Victoria Day long weekend
1convenient !trying to put pressure on council for more money i am betting... though they have already been strong arming for over $1.2 million....
6- bcracer
Universal mental health care review endorsed by committee
5The long term costs for the province of not moving quickly to enact publicly funded mental health care is costing many lives in B.C. each day. It is also tying up our current medical services and hospitals. Preventative mental health action needs to be taken as well before people develop are damaged with repetitive mental illnesses. It is a public safety issue and it can be a workplace safety issue as well.
- Ed Prout
Province won't dismantle rail corridor, consultant tells council
4I guarantee this will be another taxpayer funded money-pit (because we need more apparently). There is no industry left along this line. It also contends with one of the steepest grades in North America! A runaway train hauling one car, resulted in the deaths of 2 members of a three man crew in 2006. Ask yourselves why private industry wants to drop it if there was such potential there! Does anyone from city council understand the costs and logistics of running an actual railway? They’re profitable because they run on scale! You need 200+ car trains every couple of hours to compensate for track maintenance, fleet maintenance, locomotive maintenance, traffic control, operating crews, mechanics, welders, electricians, managers, marketers, HR, legal, admin, etc.Can’t wait to see the business plan! I’d be impressed if it loses less than $20mil a year.
1- J Jonah Jameson
Cops for Cancer kick their fundraising season into gear
2Awesome. I find majority of public servants I deal with often go the extra mile for the community. Cops for Cancer is another example of this.
3- Mr Science
Trustee pay back on school board's agenda
4That's a much bigger jump (28 percent) than the staff may possibly get (0 to 3 percent)
- Lba
