Monday, December 12, 2011

News Week in Review - Dec 12th edition

Locally:

* Bryan Withage laments that only two of nine defeated candidates in 2011 City of WL Election showed up to Dec 6th Inaugural WL City Council Meeting  - see here

* Former TNG Tribal Chair Ervin Charleyboy says current TNG lacks "intestinal fortitude" - see here

* Bob Simpson - "I'm making my detailed expenses public and the remaining 84 Provincial MLA's should as well" - see here

* Alexis Creek RCMP seize large weapons cache - see here

* Outcome on TNG sponsored event on "New Prosperity" Mine Proposal - see here
* Letter from Carmen Núñez of Tl’etinqox (Anaham) says people in the Cariboo-Chilcotin are in the same boat, when it comes to the "New Prosperity" Mine Proposal - see here

* January 25th, 2012 is the date of the next local BIA AGM.  Please mark this down!! and attend if you are a member of the BIA.  Want to find out more... contact Judy O'Neill (WLCBIA Executive Director) at 250-398-5717 or email her at info@wlcbia.com

Provincially:

* BC Premier Christy Clark tasks BC Education Minister George Abbott to lead year long process to develop BC Liberal Party policy in advance of May 2013 election - see here

* Meanwhile - BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix focused on become BC Premier in May of 2013, coming out of 50th Anniversary of the BC NDP Convention...  - see here

* BC Government reimburses BC Parent Advisory Councils' for playground expenses - see here.  No reimbursement for School District #28 (Quesnel) but for School District #27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin), the following was reimbursed:

School District 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

· 150 Mile Elementary - $30,000
· Big Lake Elementary - $4,500
· Marie Sharpe Elementary - $40,000
· Nesika Elementary - $23,000

* BC Government announces "sustainable and equable" funding for School Districts - see here.  In School District #28 (Quesnel) for the 2011-12 School Year, they'll receive (estimated) $ 35,451,008 - see precise details here meanwhile in School District #27, they'll receive (estimated) $53,530,336 - see precise details here

* Finally  - Victoria is changing residential care rates in order to allow seniors' to keep the upgrade ($50) in the Federal GIS (Guaranteed Income Supplement) rates - see more details here


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