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Tag Archives: sea to sky
Returning Monday September 10th with new stories, new posts.
Generally speaking, summer is a bit of dead zone for political stories, however this summer has been a non-stop series of eyebrow raising news items that have continued right into September. I’ve taken a bit of break for the last … Continue reading
” Circumstances do not make the man… they reveal him.” ~ James Allen, former defence minister of New Zealand
They say a picture is worth a thousand words.. what does this one tell you? ( And a reminder to scroll down and read the HST agreements that the government would rather you not see, and how far they would … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, Bc Rail, fight hst, HST agreement., kevin falcon, sea to sky, sfpr
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“The incestuous relationship between government and big business thrives in the dark.” ~Jack Anderson
” The Team” at launch of South Fraser Perimeter Road Construction From the Fraser Surrey Docks press release: Fraser Surrey Docks was a fitting background for the official launch of the South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR)project on Monday, January … Continue reading
Posted in Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, Bc Rail, christy clark, duke point, fraser surrey docks, gateway, ipp, kevin falcon, macquarie, run of the river, sea to sky, sfpr
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We are all Egyptians.
Fighting the good fight I believe that any individual who has spiritually awakened in our time, to the degree that he or she finds a higher and deeper motive for living, is going to be driven to fight the good … Continue reading
Posted in Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, Bc Rail, canada line, Laila Yuile, RAV, sea to sky, shadow tolls, susan heyes, tercon
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Falcon added $2billion debt as transportation minister – and that doesn’t include the Shadow tolls
Will McMartin did an outstanding job on his piece about Falcon in the Tyee today. Fact, not fiction and cuts right through the Falcon leadership rhetoric. Highlights include: : Kevin Falcon added close to $2.6 billion in infrastructure debt during his … Continue reading
Posted in Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, Bc Rail, Gordon Campbell, kevin falcon, Laila Yuile, sea to sky, shadow tolls
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Kevin Falcon will not commit to a full BC rail inquiry.
Just back from the Vancouver Sun live chat with Kevin Falcon, in which every question I submitted was given to Falcon except the last, because time ran out. So, what can you expect from Kevin Falcon if he were to … Continue reading
The Macquarie Connection
**** Updated January 12th,2011 While not evident in researching this post, it has been brought to my attention that Macquaries interest in the Casino was reduced in a debt reduction transaction that took place in August of last year, which received very little … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, Bc Rail, gateway casinos, kevin falcon, Laila Yuile, macquarie, maquarie bank, P3s, sea to sky, starlight casino
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Sea to Sky shadow toll story makes national news courtesy of Mark Hume and the Globe and Mail
Mark Hume of the Globe and Mail has done an outstanding job of taking the Sea to Sky highway shadow toll story to an entirely new level in the Monday edition of the paper, and managed to get some rather … Continue reading
Sea to Sky operator awards Transtoll technical advisory contract to ensure accurate shadow toll vehicle counts on the Sea to Sky highway – despite the government making repeated,public denials that shadow tolls even exist.
****Update: Sea to SkyHighway Investment Limited Partnership is the entity operating the sea to sky highway,and I have confirmed that it was in fact the concessionaire that has awarded this contract- which would make it a sub-contracting type of agreement between the … Continue reading
At last! The ministry of transportation responds to my questions…
****Updated at the bottom, Tuesday Nov. 2, 8pm. Sometimes what is more telling about a situation isn’t what is said, but rather, what is not. Since the publication of my first story on the shadow tolls on the Sea to Sly … Continue reading
