Friday, March 30, 2012

End of Week News - March 30th edition

In Quesnel:

* CRD Area 'C' Director Massier/Wells Mayor Sharpe discuss Vanc and receive warm welcome regarding Barkerville - Purden Lake Route proposal - read here

In Williams Lake:

* Seniors' ask for more HandyDART hours - read here

Editor's Note - while I agree more hours for HandyDART for seniors' is great and should be supported, I wonder if the City/CRD should discuss this jointly as I have no doubt the issue of lack of hours for HandyDART is also an issue for CRD Rural Fringe seniors' who also pay for HandyDART and desire more hours so they can get to their appointments without necessarily rushing to fit inside an arbitrary set of hours

* Students teach their teachers' how to maintain a website - read here
* BIA Downtown Cameras - 'an ongoing project' - read here
* Saanich South MLA Lana Popham in Williams Lake to meet with ranchers - read here
* Report on last night's 'Sign Bylaw Public Meeting' - read here
* Mayor Cook's latest column - read here
* Bob Simpson: 'Power of an Independent MLA' - read here

In Provincial/Federal Politics:

* Vancouver Province political columnist Mike Smyth praises the 2012 Federal Budget - read here.  The Vancouver Sun also praises the 2012 Federal Budget - read here

* Vaughn Palmer: 'Whisper campaign' underway against BC Conservative MLA John van Dongen and his financee - read here

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