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Weekend roundup for your reading pleasure!

With this stunning and somewhat rare West Coast Sunshine, we should all be outside enjoying the weather before it returns to nasty rain again!  However, I know a lot of people down with flu and colds now, and so I’ve compiled a few … Continue reading

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“Scope changes” to South Fraser Perimeter Road fuels rumours that the project is dead – and the Liberals are out of money.

What?? You don’t say??  Are the Liberals once againover budget, and underfunded – before a project even starts? NOoooo…. say it ain’t so!!!! A little birdie flew by my window tonight, and whispered some sweet nothings in my ear… oh … Continue reading

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” “Please, let there be no accidents there because that could kill the sport…”

First we saw this: Record luge run prompts safety fears : Austria’s Manuel Pfister clocked the fastest speed ever recorded by a luger at Whistler’s Sliding Centre on Thursday, prompting fears that sliders have now reached the absolute limit of what … Continue reading

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Will they be handing out medals for the highest…score?

In my emails last night, from a reader: HI Laila!  I think they should be  handing them out to the citizens of the province instead of the olympic athletes and officials  – because we’re the ones getting screwed ! ( pardon my … Continue reading

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“BC for Sale” – on Vimeo

My friend, photographer Doug Pyper, posted this video on his site recently, and I felt it was important to post it here again as well. This video was  produced by ” a couple of independent film makers out of concern … Continue reading

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Bits and Bites – Wednesday July 15th, 2009

GOOD MORRRNING ,CA-NA-DA!!!!!!! Yeah! Alright now! Is this not a gorgeous morning? Could it get any better? What? Why am I so happy this morning, you ask?  If you insist…  I, Laila Yuile, just participated in a sexual act in my … Continue reading

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” This is an important day for British Columbia.It’s a day and a decision that had been some time in the making.” ~ Premier Gordon Campbell, November 25th, 2003

Yes sireee – it  certainly was an important day wasn’t it?  The day Premier Gordon Campbell announced the ” BC Rail Investment Partnership” to the people of BC- although at the time, I’m certain that he had no idea where … Continue reading

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” The children don’t live there anymore…”

Gazetteer has a great story going on today, regarding a BC Housing complex called Little Mountain. It seems the people were all re-located and moved, regardless of what lives,connections and friendships they may have established in their community. The building … Continue reading

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You better find your parking now if you plan to drive to Whistler in 2010 – and be prepared to prove it.

*** Want to hear more on this story? Listen to CBC Radio newscasts  tomorrow morning, Thursday February 26th, for excerpts from an interview with Priya Ramu, who contacted me after reading Wednesdays bits and bites feature. That is the word from … Continue reading

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Bits and Bites – Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Top of the morning to you, and look at that rain out there…… : (   You will not find me wearing any of those suddenly fashionable rubber boots that come in the most bizarre designs and colours. No, I’ve invested in … Continue reading

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