citiZEN | British Columbia Edition

Here are a few of the stories I've noticed about British Columbia over the last while...

Changes: The Queen Charlotte Islands are no more... they are officially Haida Gwaii! [GovBC]
Era-Enders: Dinotown theme park closed at beginning of September. [VanSun]
Remains: 40-year-old mystery solved at bottom of Skaha Lake. [cbc]
Navel-Watching: Six of top ten worst places to live are in BC. [ctv]
Plain Crazy Awesome: BC is Jonathan Swift's "Land of Giants" that Gulliver visited. [knowbc]
Old Is New Again Watch: Challenger map from PNE shown again. [knowbc] [officialsite]

 

Heritage Sites and Issues

FearWatch: Land Conservancy financial practices may put BC Heritage buildings at risk. [VanSun]

Culture

Written Word: Best of BC Books now online. [vpl]
Protocol Statement: Schools say events should begin with aboriginal recognition. [VanSun]
Foodies: Fatabase gives nutritional info on 64 BC restaurant chains. [VanSun]
Magic: BC man won "magic's top prize". No response from Voldemort. [cbc]
Written Word: Mother Tongue Publishing, wow! [tyee] [mtp]

Industry

Reefer Madness: Bud-Biz threatened by Californication legalization, to be voted on in November. [VanObserver] [LATimes]

Government

Budget 2011: Consultation process underway. [GovBC] [MinFin]
Big Plans: Statement on Western Economic Development. [GovBC]
Law and Order: Public opinion of RCMP in B.C. pretty low. [ctv]
PunditWatch: Bill Tieleman analyzes who could replace Premier upon departure. [tyee]