2nd 100yr Flood in 12 years hits Manitoba

For reasons unknown, the media and Manitoba government are choosing not to spin it this way…. but I see no way else to interpret it. This CBC article has the quote. The crest, expected to pass through the Winnipeg within the next couple of days, is forecast to be 6.78 metres. Only the flood of …

David Suzuki Shuns NDP on Carbon Tax

Yet more proof that under our current political leadership, people are choosing the least worst option, rather than the best option. Yesterday the David Suzuki Foundation and two other groups, officially shunned the BC NDP due to their key platform promise to eliminate the Carbon Tax. Traditionally the NDP has always been a supporter of …

Trudeau era Minister helps bring Alternative Energy to Ucluelet BC

Very cool Alternative Energy news out of Ucluelet and the Alberni Valley Times today (dead link). (Here is a link still active in 2024) With an interesting link to a long past era. The Pacific Coastal Wave plan is to build a demonstration project which will generate up to four megawatts (mw) of electricity, using …