George Ambeault is stepping down as secretary-treasurer of the Greater Victoria School District.
The district announced Ambeault’s departure in a news release, saying he has taken a job as executive director of the Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium (ERAC). He is … Continue reading
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Nash Backs ORCA Centre
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Lindsay Kines
More developments today in the campaign to establish a special unit for child abuse investigations in Greater Victoria.
The ORCA Children’s Advocacy Centre Society officially released a public service announcement highlighting the need for a coordinated response to child … Continue reading
Canada Border Services stonewalls the public
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Rob Shaw
It’s not unusual to get the run-around from government agencies when you are a reporter asking uncomfortable questions.
But rarely do you get the kind of straight-arm, unabashed, complete nose-thumbing to the public that the Canada Border Services Agency is … Continue reading
Justice Minister considers public driving records
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Rob Shaw
Justice Minister Shirley Bond has once again mused about making driving records public in this province, a move that, if it happened, could potentially lift the veil of current secrecy over everything from speeding tickets to drunk-driving prohibitions.
Bond said … Continue reading
Inside the B.C. Liberal reach-out
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Rob Shaw
What are the B.C. Liberals actually saying when they phone up Conservative organizers and try to open up talks between the two parties?
Here’s an interesting account from a Times Colonist interview with Jeff Bridge, the Conservative party’s deputy campaign … Continue reading
Premier Clark’s office reaches out to B.C. Conservatives
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Rob Shaw
One of the first moves Premier Christy Clark’s office is making after losing two by-elections is to reach out to the B.C. Conservative Party.
Clark’s chief of staff Ken Boessenkool has been calling Conservative organizers Friday to explore support for … Continue reading
Teachers halt volunteering
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Lindsay Kines
B.C. teachers have voted 73 per cent in favor of withdrawing from extra-curricular activities as part of a strategy to oppose Bill 22.
A total of 21,625 teachers — or slightly more than half the province’s 41,000 teachers — voted … Continue reading
NDP scores changes to animal cruelty amendment bill
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Rob Shaw
B.C.’s Opposition NDP appears to have scored a rare victory on a government bill, by convincing Agriculture Minister Don McRae to change his animal cruelty legislation.
The bill, introduced last month, has been slammed by the B.C. SPCA because it … Continue reading
Lieutenant-governor’s budget and salary stays steady
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Rob Shaw
Last week’s federal budget meant belt-tightening for almost everyone, including the Governor General, who, the government announced, will now have to pay income tax on his $134,970 salary.
But the Queen’s representative in B.C., the lieutenant-governor, isn’t facing the … Continue reading
In praise of Blair Lekstrom’s Malahat upgrades
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Rob Shaw
Lost among the details of Thursday’s Malahat upgrades announcement was pretty much universal praise for the man who put the deal together: Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom.
To put it in perspective, Lekstrom launched a safety review of the highway and … Continue reading
