Mungall witnessed Vancouver riots firsthand
Posted on 16. Jun, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Provincial Politics
“Originally, I went to join the live site, but you could feel the tension by the second intermission. Some fans were proud of their team’s showings, others were taking it too personally. That’s when I decided that I’d get my errands done before the game ended. Good thing I did because both the Bay and Sears were later looted,” says Mungall.
Christy Clark headed to Cranbrook
Posted on 24. May, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Provincial Politics
Premiere Christy Clark is headed to Cranbrook this week for an open house reports Barry Coulter for the Cranbrook Townsman. The event is not meant to address the HST but rather is part of a series of open houses Clark is doing across the province. Bill Bennett, recently welcomed back into the B.C. Liberals, will [...]
Chance for provincial election this fall
Posted on 06. May, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Provincial Politics
A private member’s bill setting provincial elections in the fall has some traction among the governing Liberals, reports the CBC. Bob Simpson, an independent MLA, introduced the bill on Thursday in an attempt to move elections and campaigning away from the province’s budget process. Moving the elections to the fall after the budgets are complete [...]
Mungall promoted in shadow cabinet
Posted on 27. Apr, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Provincial Politics
Michelle Mungall, MLA for the Nelson-Creston riding, received some good news when NDP leader Adrian Dix announced his shadow cabinet according to a staff report in the Nelson Star. She was promoted to a full critic posting, taking on advanced education, youth, and labour market development. Mungall says having a full critic posting will make [...]
Kootenay Bill back in the Liberal fold
Posted on 11. Apr, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Provincial Politics
Bill Bennett is back in the B.C. Liberal party, reports Angela Treharne for the Fernie Free Press. Bennett called the Free Press to tell them of the news and to say he had the support of his constituents in the provincial riding of Kootenay East. “I am really grateful for the support I have received [...]
Mild debate for NDP leadership
Posted on 28. Mar, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Provincial Politics
The leadership hopefuls for the B.C. NDP swung through the Kootenays last week and Colin Payne attended the debate and reported on it for the Slocan Valley Current. Questions posed ranged from early childhood learning and care to unemployment, long-term care for seniors, the HST and healing the rifts that were exposed in the NDP [...]
Bennett’s future uncertain
Posted on 04. Mar, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Provincial Politics
The B.C. Liberal party hasn’t made up its mind about letting Bill Bennett back into the Liberal caucus, reports CTV. Bennett, the MLA for Kootenay East, was booted from the caucus by former Premier Gordon Campbell for criticizing Campbell’s work. With the election of Christy Clark as the new head of the party and new premiere, Bennett [...]
Christy Clark charges through the Kootenays
Posted on 17. Feb, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Provincial Politics
Christy Clark, one of the contenders for the B.C. Liberal leadership, swept through the Kootenays today. Her Twitter feed includes a photo of Clark in front of a Nelson business, taken on Thursday, Feb. 17 and she’s scheduled to be in Cranbrook in the evening, according to a report by Sally Macdonald in the Cranbrook [...]
Falcon flies through Kootenays
Posted on 04. Feb, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Provincial Politics
Kevin Falcon, one of the six contenders for the B.C. Liberal leadership, visited the Kootenays this week and told a Castlegar crowd he thought the HST was the right move for the province, reports Kyra Hoggan of the Castlegar Source. Falcon sais he’s not afraid to make tough decisions so long as they’re right for [...]
A look into the BC First Party
Posted on 17. Dec, 2010 by Chris Shepherd in Provincial Politics
Amid the turmoil rattles B.C.’s two major parties, the BC First Party is looking to gain ground in the province by positioning itself as an alternative to the Liberals and NDP, reports the Golden Scoop. “What separates BC First is that we’re the missing political party at the centre,” said party spokesman Chris Delaney. “We [...]
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