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Did You Know … Week of December 15, 2018

Dec 15, 2018 | 0 Comments

Must Reads from Last Week The Must Reads is going into hiatus over the holiday period. The NIPR Greens wish you all a wonderful year end. Get ready for the 2019 election! Locally Greens of North Island-Powell River December 2018 gathering Left to right: Doug...

Did You Know … Week of December 8, 2018

Dec 8, 2018 | 0 Comments

Must Reads from Last Week Locally Cumberland council looking to ban water bottling Read more. The November 3, 2018, edition of this blog carried a similar article in which the Strathcona Regional District also took a stand against water bottling, and the July 7,...

Did You Know … Week of December 1, 2018

Dec 1, 2018 | 0 Comments

Must Reads from Last Week BC Electoral Reform Referendum Youth reject big media disinformation on PR Referendum Throughout this referendum, “big media has been able to sow considerable confusion, but what has been the effect on the younger generation? According to...

Did You Know… Week of November 24, 2018

Nov 23, 2018 | 0 Comments

Must Reads from Last Week BC Electoral Reform Referendum – OMG! It’s going on longer?? The deadline for getting ballots in has been extended to 4:30 p.m., December 7, 2018, due to rotating mail strikes. Here is the link. More important news from Elections BC: There...

Did You Know … Week of November 17, 2018

Nov 17, 2018 | 0 Comments

Must Reads from Last Week BC Electoral Reform Referendum Quote pick of the day, from York University professor, Dennis Pilon: “There’s lots of arguments in favour of our current system - it’s just they’re not democratic ones. They’re...

Did You Know … November 10, 2018

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Must Reads from Last Week BC Electoral Reform Referendum Top B.C. court rejects group’s attempt to stop electoral reform referendum Remember the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association? “The lobby group representing over 2,000 companies wanted a...

Did You Know … Week of November 3, 2018

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Must Reads from Last Week BC Electoral Reform Referendum Proportional Representation lawn signs Members of Fair Vote Comox Valley are getting a lot of questions about why there aren’t pro-PR signs around the Valley. The No side has lots of signs – and a lot of...

Did You Know … Week of October 27, 2018

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Must Reads from Last Week BC Electoral Reform Referendum Understanding the referendum – information sessions Courtenay DATE/TIME: November 12, 4:30 pm LOCATION: Courtenay Public Library DATE/TIME: November 15, 2:30 pm LOCATION: Courtenay Public Library...

Did You Know … Week of October 20, 2018

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Must Reads from Last Week BC Electoral Reform Referendum Fair Vote Canada/BC is buying some major newspaper ad space Monday October 23: We’re buying the front page of the Province - it’s a wrapper like Jim Shepard did so we get the inside page, too. (We...

Did You Know … Week of October 13, 2018

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Must Reads from Last Week BC Electoral Reform Referendum Understanding the referendum – upcoming information sessions DATE/TIME: October 15, 7-9 pm LOCATION: Fanny Bay Hall, 7793 Old Island Hwy DATE/TIME: October 27, 1:30-3:30 LOCATION: Rotary Room, Florence...