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Who is to blame?

Posted by Jonathan Ross

So Mayor Gregor Robertson is speaking up about the bureaucratic wasteland that sits between the province and the federal government when it comes to stimulus funding that was supposed to be destined for BC’s municipalities.

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Campbell: "Hey, there's our portion of the stimulus." Harper: "Where?" Campbell: "Made you look. Ha!"

And rightfully so.  It is September 18, 2009, and nine months after the federal budget that promised billions in economic stimulus funding, BC communities are still waiting in limbo.

So, the question that needs to be asked is, who exactly is to blame? Read the rest of this entry »

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FACT OF THE DAY

In 2010, Vancouver had fewer than half the number of murders than it had in 2009.  There were nine homicides within Vancouver’s city limits, down from 19 killings the previous year.

Quote OF THE DAY

“Perhaps it was my silk dress or the new perfume I’ve been wearing lately. When I asked Suzanne Anton what her New Year’s resolution was, she replied, “To kiss a pretty girl!” and pecked me on the cheek.”  – Writer Emily Barca describing her encounter with the lone NPA City Councillor on New Year’s Eve.

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