Westcoast Views with Laila Yuile
Politics & Life in British Columbia
“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 lossesContinue reading BC Election 2017: “Site C dam project has become ‘uneconomic’ and should be suspended…”
The irony of BC Hydro providing updates on Site C to the BC Utilities Commission after a steadfast refusal by government to allow it to review the project, is clear to all who have followed here in recent months. A classic example of how the current government has effectively hog-tied the Hydro regulator,leaving Hydro ratepayersContinue reading Site C quarterly public update shows project costs to date already more than expected as Hydro pushes work ahead unchecked
A little funny thing happened on the blog today I thought I’d share because it’s another one of those things many people don’t know about government. They monitor media and not only do they monitor it, they rate it. I often get incoming links from their daily rounds when a blog post or tweet hasContinue reading Monitoring the monitors
If you live in a community in BC surrounded by forests, this might come of interest to you since it seems like we have an even earlier start to the wildfire season this year. The premier is flying around talking about the wildfire season today and I’m not entirely sure if anyone will ask herContinue reading Only 80,000 hectares out of 685,000 high risk wildfire forest areas treated since 2004
Westcoast Views with Laila Yuile 