Family Day - Holiday For Some, Just Another Day For Most

Family Day - Holiday For Some, Just Another Day For Most Mike WoodFeb 20 2012 Family Day was originally celebrated by Alberta in 1990, with the premier of Alberta at the time, Don Getty, having the third Monday of February proclaimed as Family Day. Getty is said to have...

BC Government raising minimum wage, raising false hopes

In the recent weeks along with leadership posturing and opposition members of BCs provincial parliament are all a twitter over raising the minimum wage to $10.00 an hour.The British Columbia Labour Minister Murray Coell, on the advice of the finance committee, perhaps the...

BC Liberal minimum wage promising false hope

The British Columbia Labour Minister Murray Coell, on the advice of the finance committee, perhaps the liberals reflecting on their unpopularity state raising the minimum wage may be a good thing.     While opening the purse strings of businesses in effect who will...

As his grow-op burned, man made 25 phone calls, none to 911

On December 05, 2010, at around 3am, Russel Hugh MacDonald of Citadel watched his rental home burn, caused by electrical faults from his grow op.  As the Fire truck sirens wailed in the background, MacDonald believing the fire trucks were coming to the rescue fled...