Municipal politicians in Vancouver for UBCM, minus Gordon Campbell
If you’re wondering where your municipal councillors are, they’re almost certainly a hefty stone’s throw from my office, gathering over at the Vancouver Convention Centre for the annual Union of B.C....
View ArticleOttawa threatens to withdraw RCMP in 2014: UBCM convention
More UBCM water cooler talk. 5:50 pm Solicitor-General Shirley Bond dropped a bombshell at the UBCM convention this afternoon, telling delegates that the federal government is threatening to withdraw...
View ArticleUBCM File: on Penticton’s financial rebirth and the emergence of Judy Rogers
Notes from the UBCM convention: This morning I had breakfast with Penticton Mayor Dan Ashton and City Manager Annette Antoniak where they told me about the difficult efforts the Okanagan city has made...
View ArticleLocal politicians not feeling Premier Christy Clark’s “circle of love”
Did you feel the love today when Premier Christy Clark told municipal politicians that society needs to lighten up and stop being such a pill? That we could all take a lesson from First Nations in how...
View ArticleB.C. Mayors Vote to Support Pot Decriminalization
B.C. municipal leaders voted Wednesday for a resolution that calls for the decriminalization of marijuana. The mayors and councillors at the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities meeting had been...
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