On the 100th Anniversary – Memories of Vimy Ridge

August 5th 1914, marks the first full day of the United Kingdom and the Commenwealth’s war against Germany and the start of the First World War. To honour and remember that, I am reposting a story I wrote of my own pilgrimage to Vimy Ridge 11 years ago.  It is still, and will likely always be one …

Gas Fracking, LNG and what Councillors should, and likely do know.

One thing that really bugs me about politicians is when they fein ignorance to avoid dealing with a topic. At last nights City Council meeting there was a letter addressed to council from a resident of Burnaby that had gotten that Council to pass a motion recommending the Provincial government impose a moratorium on Natural …