"Moving beyond Left & Right"
It was over a year ago that I first reported on the difficulties facing Site C contractor, Petrowest... and the oddity of the company being qualified to even be awarded a contractor. https://lailayuile.com/2016/03/02/site-c-consortium-member-petrowest-has-waiver-extended-by-lenders-until-march-31-2016/ In November 2015, the BC Government and BC Hydro awarded a $1.5 Billion contract to the Peace River Hydro Partners, of which Petrowest Corporation …
It's been months since I blogged, yet I have lived these pages for so long that sitting here now, finally writing again, the words come easy and comforting at last... It's BC Day today. I woke up late after a difficult night trying to sleep ( back injury) and was drawn here so naturally this …
Here I sit in the armchair by the window, hair in a bun, eyelids low as I battle to keep them open after staying up past 1 am on an emotional see-saw watching BC's historic election results roll in. Watching people walk by on the street, I think about how ironic it is that my …
Continue reading All great changes are preceded by chaos ~ Deepak Chopra
With the election upon us tomorrow, I think it's safe to say that when it comes to BC politics, I am still a hopeful cynic. Hopeful because I know change is possible,even if the BC Libs retain power tomorrow. Cynical because despite that, I also know that a lot lof what goes on in BC …
Continue reading BC Election 2017 wrap-up : Just Vote please. Just damn well vote.
"Analysis says project is no longer going to benefit the provincial economy as once expected" That headline, from the CBC: A new report is calling for the suspension of B.C.'s Site C dam project, saying it's no longer going to benefit the provincial economy as once expected and that power from the hydroelectric station will likely be exported at losses …
That face-palm kind of moment when Premier Christy Clark and the BC Liberals use the threat of losing the provinces Triple AAA credit rating to attack the NDP... ...just months after the Liberals were warned twice in a year, that escalating BC Hydro debt threatens the provinces Triple AAA credit rating... ( But hey, the …
After a gorgeous weekend gardening with the Snowbirds and the CF-18 practicing overhead, the rain has returned and politics is once again on the agenda for both politicians and die-hard poli-watchers alike. While the official writ drop announcing the election just happened last week, the BC Liberals had already been campaigning for a month, courtesy …
Continue reading BC Election 2017: Promises, lies & integrity.Which will matter to BC Voters?
Standing on the front lawn surveying the vast expanse of green with my sharpened spade in hand, I took a deep breath before plunging the blade deep into the sod. Methodically I repeated the action over and over again, turning in a circle to strip the sod before digging one of a series of holes …
Continue reading Springs growth, renewal and Hope this Easter.
A quick post this morning, thanks to some interesting questions a reader sent on as part of an Angus Reid polling questionnaire currently out. In my opinion, most questions were push polling and several forced answers. But the Site C questions had my full attention... Take a look at some of the questions raising eyebrows …
