Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Tuesday News Round-up

In the Wiliams Lake Tribune:


* The City will lose the Katimavik program, due to budget cutbacks at the Katimavik head office - see the article here (Note - this is a shame as Katimavik volunteers' did a lot of good work in the community and it'll be missed without their presence)

* School District #27 receives $1.25 million for new school buses - more here (Note - this is part of the Province's $12.5 million for school buses throughout all School Districts')


* Letter writer Paul French (former City Councillor) disagrees with proposed 4 year terms for muncipal councils/regional district boards - more here (Note - I'll be blogging tomorrow as to why I disagree with Mr. French on this point)


In the Vancouver Province:

* Political Columnist Micheal Smyth discusses the next phase of the HST war - more here

In the Vancouver Sun:


* Political Columnist Vaughn Palmer pokes fun at the Province's HST pop quiz. more here


In the Globe and Mail - BC Edition:


* Forestry & other natural resource groups are seeking to have the HST Initiative Petition's draft Bill declared invalid - more here

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