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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Tim’s Bit — BC Liberals, stop asking and starting doing!
January 19, 2016Tim’s Bit is a new web-exclusive column featuring Tim Mottishaw’s comedic tirades on some of our humanity’s dumbest problems, with regards to culture, society and politics. Read more Tim's Bit here! [dropcap]R[/dropcap]ecently I was asked my opinion on whether the BC Liberals should regulate or ban businesses like Uber and Airbnb. My first response is always, “Too late, these businesses are already here.” The sharing culture is picking up steam, with businesses like Uber, Car2go, Airbnb, and Kickstarter changing the way we consume items like cars, or services like taxis or hotels. The ‘share economy’ is increasingly becoming a way…
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Twelve ways to celebrate BC Day like a true British Columbian
July 27, 2015On August 3, residents across the province will celebrate the statutory holiday British Columbia Day, or BC Day. What are people supposed to do to commemorate such an occasion? No one’s really sure, but here are 12 activities that we’ve…
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BC can do better than Liquefied Natural Gas
July 26, 2015Premier Christy Clark has summoned MLAs for a special summer session to pass through Bill-30, which will in effect approve a deal with Pacific Northwest LNG, a consortium led by Malaysian-owned firm Petronas, to extract and process Liquefied Natural Gas…
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HUMOUR: Ash’s Squirtle called out of retirement to help battle BC wildfires
July 21, 2015With over 200 wildfires (as of print time) currently blazing across British Columbia, the provincial government has called Ash Ketchum’s Squirtle out of retirement to help combat the growing numbers. A once prominent member of the Pokémon trainer’s roster, Ash’s…
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Ten statements that demonstrate how confusing it is to live in the year 2015
July 21, 2015“Boy, I sure wish it would rain in Vancouver.” “I wonder what will happen in the new season of Twin Peaks.” “Have you listened to Hilary Duff’s new album? It’s pretty good.” “If only BC was like Alberta and had…
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Put funding back into our public schools
July 13, 2015This past spring, the BC Liberal government announced that there will be more cuts coming to a public school near you. As the summer heat continues to rise and productivity levels continue to drop, I cannot stress enough the importance…
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BC’s new liquor laws fail local retailers
April 7, 2015[caption id="attachment_2038" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Thomas Williams (Flickr)[/caption] As April showers roll into Metro Vancouver, students are likely to roll out some extra cash when purchasing a six pack or a bottle of red for their end-of-term parties.…
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BC’s ‘balanced budget’ is costing ordinary citizens
March 1, 2015[caption id="attachment_748" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo credit: Images Money[/caption] While BC residents deal with exorbitantly high living costs and public services that lag behind the rest of Canada, the new provincial budget recently tabled by the Liberal majority shows a clear…
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Series of quakes hits BC coastline
January 9, 2015A cluster of earthquakes that rattled BC’s coast last week has elicited renewed questions around the geological vulnerability of the region. Over the past few weeks, there have been at least eight quakes off the northern coast of the province,…
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VIDEO: SFU community rallies against Kinder Morgan expansion
November 13, 2014Pipeline protests pickup steam, while three SFU professors deal with injunctions filed against them by Kinder Morgan. Check out The Peak's written article about the rally for more information.
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