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This weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: “People right to be wary of TransLink’s privacy promises “ 26 Aug 2013 | 09:10 pm
This week’s topic: Is the ability to track your movements through the Compass Card an invasion of privacy? In an age when increasingly invasive technology is exposing people’s personal information, i...
Canada signs initiative with China to “promote high level military exchanges” 24 Aug 2013 | 09:52 pm
While everyone is up in arms over the story of a Chinese reporter being denied the right to ask questions of Harper following some sort of shoving incident, perhaps what is a far more important story ...
Translink #faregatefollies continue with revelations of $100,000 lease payments in Surrey.. and no one to take them over. 23 Aug 2013 | 11:25 pm
Let’s take a trip down memory lane, shall we? Come, take my hand… August 15th 2013, CTV News story by Jonathan Woodward: http://bc.ctvnews.ca/translink-nixed-9m-solution-for-double-charging-problem-1...
This weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: Compass system shows Translink has again lost its way 19 Aug 2013 | 08:23 pm
This week’s topic: Should TransLink retrofit buses to prevent the “double transit fee”? There’s nothing quite like waking up in the suburbs of Surrey and smelling the aroma of fresh steer manure tha...
Surprise Surprise, BC Ferries executive pull in significant salary/bonus increases. 17 Aug 2013 | 10:37 pm
A month ago today, sources passed on information to me indicating that the BC Ferries executives had been given significant raises, making the meager tokens given to ferry workers look like peanuts. ...
This weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: Fashion should push limits without disrespecting sacred objects. 12 Aug 2013 | 09:34 pm
The winner of the last duel on Internet filters was Laila Yuile with 62%. This week’s topic: Did H&M do the right thing in pulling faux feather headdresses off the market in Canada? Shopping with h...
Coming next week…. 9 Aug 2013 | 09:43 pm
I’ve received quite a few emails this summer from readers wondering why I haven’t been covering the activities of the BC government, considering this years summer session of the Legislature, and a var...
Detailed new photos show state of aging BNSF Bridge in South Surrey as potential recipe for disaster. 4 Aug 2013 | 04:10 am
In recent weeks, the state of an aging railroad bridge that spans the Little Campbell River in South Surrey - owned and maintained by the U.S. based BNSF Railway – momentarily attracted the attention ...
Surrey transit after dark reveals ‘Boulevard of broken dreams’…( and they wonder why more people don’t take transit) 2 Aug 2013 | 09:04 pm
Come my friends, let me tell you a tale of harrowing adventure, for I have seen the dark side and survived to see the light… Last night, I took the #321 bus from Surrey Central Station down King Geor...
This weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: Movement to block porn an unnecessary form of censorship 29 Jul 2013 | 07:59 pm
The winner of last week’s duel on Edward Snowden was Laila Yuile with 67%. This week’s topic: Should Canada implement a UK-style filter to protect children from pornography...
