Tag Archives: Surrey

“Brightening deadly road wasted effort” ~ Michael Booth, Surrey Now.

Posted on March 21, 2013 1:41 pm by

While two weeks of spring break is taking my attention elsewhere, I’ll be spending less time blogging, and concentrating more on a number of stories needing investigation. The BC Liberals seem to be up to more than a few of their old … Continue reading →

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“Democracy is the best revenge.” ~Benazir Bhutto

Posted on January 20, 2013 9:08 am by

Very early Saturday morning, in a divided vote, Surrey city council turned off the lights to Gateway Casinos south Surrey gaming proposal. It was an epic evening with passionate presentations, and on twitter, excellent debate and commentaries. Although I was nearly propping eyelids open with toothpicks by the nearly … Continue reading →

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A lesson in public relations.

Posted on January 17, 2013 1:38 pm by

Sgt. Jennifer Pound, media spokesperson, IHIT, speaking about the second targeted shooting in Surrey last Sunday  :   “We always like to remind the public that when these shootings occur in a residential area, in a public area, the public … Continue reading →

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Bait and switch toll reduction won’t help BC Liberals.

Posted on September 12, 2012 5:00 pm by

From my new post headlined over at HuffPost BC : “The Port Mann Bridge project has been steeped in controversy from its humble beginnings as an economically prudent plan to twin the existing bridge at a cost of $1.5 billion … Continue reading →

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And now that the dust has settled…

Posted on November 28, 2011 10:56 am by

(My apologies to the wonderful Ross Buchanan, who sent this to me last week while I was sick with the plague. Actually, it’s the flu, but the worst one I and my children have had in years-sustained fever over 42 for days, … Continue reading →

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One wants to let kids who can barely drive, vote.Another wants to spend public $$ to build private roads… so what the hell happened to education as a priority in this province?

Posted on December 16, 2010 2:27 pm by

Time to take care of my own now, with a look at the most recent news from Surrey school board officials, who have been forced to consider some absolutely ridiculous steps in educating our children – just so they can make the budget work … Continue reading →

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Surrey students may start heading back to school in August as district considers change to balanced calender year

Posted on December 11, 2009 11:33 am by

I for one, am all for it. I’ve always thought a two month break in summer is a bit ridiculous, especially for high school students on semester system who may face nearly a half a year between some subjects. And … Continue reading →

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And who will protect us from the judges?

Posted on December 4, 2009 9:59 am by

I understand that occasionally, a judge will find themselves limited by the allowable punishments as written into the criminal code. I imagine  that if you are a judge bent on doing the right thing, that it can be frustrating when … Continue reading →

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And the Darwin award goes to…

Posted on December 1, 2009 3:13 pm by

…the person/persons/committee  within the city of Surrey who decided to remove over 200  bus SHELTERS from the streets – just in time for winter. But first, what is a shelter, anyways? ( humour me – methinks someone in the city doesn’t know … Continue reading →

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For the record, it was a spectacular sunrise…

Posted on November 25, 2009 10:32 am by

But again, it’s gone as fast as it appeared. Mother Nature is nothing but a tease.  This was the view that greets me from my bedroom window everyday during the fair months, and rarely it seems, since November arrived. On … Continue reading →

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