“There’s no safety net for them.” Arthur Renwick A billion dollars doesn’t go as far as it used to. When a story broke that the B.C. government had submitted a last-minute, billion-dollar addiction and mental health package for Treasury Board approval, it sounded conspicuously similar to the treatment and recovery platform released by the BC Liberal’s a […]
Just a few weeks after pledging a bright future for B.C.’s natural resource sector, Premier David Eby tabled a budget in the legislature that shows the reality is anything but. Forestry, mining and natural gas are all expected to decline sharply this year, according to the budget. In addition to the jobs lost, and the […]
“My chances were marginal at best.” I’d been dragooned into participating in a charity rodeo in Vanderhoof. A fundraiser for the hospital or some other worthy cause, backing out wasn’t possible. The rodeo was popular. It provided locals with some darned good entertainment. Participants were disqualified if they had any cowboying or rodeo experience. At […]
