Province Letters: Parking meter Scrooge, B.C. Hydro, smart meters, climate...
I could not believe the comments made by Vancouver city spokeswoman Alex Russell regarding Tom MacLachlan and others that plug meters in Vancouver. I, too, on many occasions, have plugged meters for...
View ArticleProvince Letters: John van Dongen, B.C. Liberals, BCTF, extracurricular ban,...
John van Dongen’s ship-jumping is interesting. He cites scandal and bad leadership but he was with the Liberals during lots of scandal and bad leadership so what has taken him so long to speak up?...
View ArticleEditorial: B.C. Hydro should let homeowners opt out of smarts meters
In what may seem like an odd decision given its usual support for all things green, Vancouver council has joined the growing choir of voices calling on B.C. Hydro — and presumably its B.C. Liberal...
View ArticleLetters: Oppal commission, RCMP, out-of-bound skiers, albinos, Christy Clark,...
Regional force isn’t needed A regional police force, as proposed by Wally Oppal in his missing women’s report, would not be more functional, just more expensive. Any of the elements that contributed to...
View ArticleMarvin Shaffer: B.C. government policies are behind looming B.C. Hydro rate...
B.C. Hydro rates are going up. In its rate application hearing before the B.C. Utilities Commission last year, B.C. Hydro forecast increases of some 10 per cent a year for five years or more. In 10...
View ArticleLetters: Canucks, Quebec charter, B.C. Hydro, Vancouver red tape, Ronaldo...
Canucks are done . . . for now I agree that the Canucks are now in a downward spiral. We had several chances over the last few years and didn’t quite make it. Second best is only for losers. Last year,...
View ArticleLetters: B.C. Hydro, costly green energy, Gordon Campbell, oil, mental...
Ontario hydro bad too I read your editorial on B.C. Hydro with great interest as we are experiencing the same out-of-control hydro rates here in Ontario, all because of the Liberals pushing an...
View ArticleLetters: Smart meters, B.C. Hydro, Fortis, Quebec charter, mental health,...
B.C. Hydro has no permission to impose fees B.C. Hydro is not entitled to impose an opt-out fee upon those who have refused to have smart meters placed on their properties. Until the B.C. Utilities...
View ArticleLetters: B.C. Hydro, smart meters, opt-out fees, pedestrian safety, Comox...
Hydro acts crooked Thank you for your editorial, B.C. Hydro, Liberals, should quit imposing smart meters. It’s pretty clear to me that the Liberals — who have so far escaped culpability for the crime...
View ArticleLetters: B.C. Hydro, smart meters, opt-out fees, reconciliation walk,...
Fine, Hydro, we’ll see you in court B.C. Hydro has been allowed to intimidate and threaten the public for the last three years and it isn’t ending. Even with Bill Bennett’s smart meter “opt out”...
View ArticleEditorial: Hydro wages aren’t found in real world
While it’s true that $100,000 a year isn’t what it used to be, it’s shocking that 45 per cent of B.C. Hydro employees make that much money — or even more. Hydro, unfortunately, is not alone among...
View ArticleLetters: Vision Vancouver, Marpole, community planning, B.C. Hydro,...
Vision’s communications is lousy During Vancouver council’s discussion about revisions to the Draft Marpole Community Plan on Sept. 29, Coun. Kerry Jang repeated his oft-heard opinion that “a lot of...
View ArticleCharles Reid: B.C. Hydro wages reflect market, hard work
Recently, we experienced the first storm of the season. As always, B.C. Hydro crews were ready and went into action to get the power back on in areas all around Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland...
View ArticleLetters: Paul Boyd killing, special prosecutor, Trinity Western, Clayton...
No charge is a joke Here is a mentally ill person shot seven times by police in Vancouver. He is crawling on his hands and knees. We have a cop standing on the street in front of this person, his...
View ArticleLetters: B.C. Hydro, smart meters, safety inspections, Bixi, weather, Red...
Hydro extortion I recently sent a letter to the B.C. Utilities Commission decrying B.C. Hydro’s extortionary charges, $35 a month, to keep and maintain my analog hydro meter. Further to that letter, I...
View ArticleEditorial: B.C. Hydro rate hikes are outrageous
Energy Minister Bill Bennett and B.C. Hydro CEO Charles Reid must be getting sore arms from patting themselves on the back so often. Nearly 3,000 B.C. Hydro employees being paid six figures? Eighteen...
View ArticleLetters: B.C. Hydro, electricity rates, youth, Vancouver, 24 Sussex Drive,...
Beastly Hydra! There is no doubt in my mind that failure in B.C. is rewarded. Beastly Hydra failed its customers by its forceful installation of “smart meters” with no reasonable opt-out possibility....
View ArticleLetters: B.C. Hydro, seniors, higher rates, pedestrians, photo radar, carbon...
Seniors will suffer On retiring, I thought I had provided for my wife and myself adequately for the years ahead. But like thousands of others, I lost a third of my income following the 2008 depression....
View ArticleLetters: CFIB, TransLink, B.C. Hydro, ferries, Christy Clark, liquor sales,...
How can broke public agencies afford parties? With some interest, but resignation that I was wading into yet another expose of the public purse being carelessly spilled, I read Sam Cooper’s article...
View ArticleLetters: Charities, light bulbs, Canada Post, casino, James Moore, crime,...
Are ‘bribes’ from charities behind drop in donations? There have been several stories in the newspaper and on television about the problem of the lack of charitable donations from the public. I would...
View ArticleSteve Thorlakson: Building the Site C dam still makes sense
The development of B.C. Hydro’s Site C is at a critical stage. Later this month, a joint review panel will conclude public hearings on the project, capping what has been an exhaustive and thorough...
View ArticleDan Potts: Site C dam unlikely ever to be cost competitive
If B.C. decided to proceed with the construction of the hydroelectric generation dam at Site C, the lasting legacy will be one of wealth destruction. The huge cost of $7.9 billion to build the dam will...
View ArticleLetters: Health care, Dr. Brian Day, ferries, Granville Island, pipeline,...
U.S. care is best The opponents of private-health-care proponent Dr. Brian Day continue to refer to the U.S. style of health-care delivery. Now they have ObamaCare. What a huge success so far. Now,...
View ArticleLetters: B.C. Hydro, alternative energy, mining, private care, MRIs, hockey,...
Alternatives to hydro power needed There are better alternatives to flooding the Peace River valley. Our earth stores an enormous source of renewable energy right beneath our feet — it is called...
View ArticleEditorial: Site C decision is good for British Columbia
The provincial government deserves praise for finally deciding to build the critically needed Site C dam and for ignoring the usual humdrum horde of howling hysterics in B.C. who oppose everything. The...
View ArticleJohn Winter: Site C is right decision for B.C.’s economy and future
When B.C. Hydro begins construction of the Site C Clean Energy Project this summer, it will represent the biggest infrastructure project underway in Canada. Site C will be the third dam and...
View ArticleTom Sigurdson: B.C. Hydro is adding risk to construction of Site C dam
The $8-billion Site C dam is a taxpayer-funded project like few others. It is our biggest infrastructure project in history, a complex dam with many moving parts and thousands of workers. It must be...
View ArticleLetters: Geothermal, wind energy, Site C, B.C. Hydro, taxes, decent society
Geothermal energy, not wind, is what the province needs The front-page article on Monday was really not news but a political statement on behalf of prospective B.C. wind producers. It should be an...
View ArticlePowerful wind storm wreaks havoc across Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley
BY STEPHANIE IP THE PROVINCE Rainfall and heavy winds pummelled Metro Vancouver on Saturday, causing damage and power outages across the region. B.C. Hydro reported more than 400,000 customers had lost...
View ArticleLetters: Wind storm, B.C. Hydro, emergency preparedness, ICBC rate hike,...
A little wind shows how unprepared we are for real crisis If the recent storm highlighted anything it is how dreadfully delicate our infrastructure is. The arrival of “the worst storm in 10 years”...
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