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Google Map of Port Alberni City Garage Sale
Putting this up for the TPARC.com folks so that everyone can check out where the garage sales are.
Yellow Markers are regular garage/yard sales
Blue Markers are communal/mass garage sales
Green Markers are businesses having sidewalks sales and sale events.
Jeff Rubin talks future Economy
Apparently he was on “The Hour” on CBC a couple days ago. Here’s the interview, it’s very very interesting how he ties everything together.
http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=5393369
Mr. Rubin also did a Live Chat at CBC Online yesterday that provided some more direct answers and questions about his views on the global economy and energy issues.
Once of his central themes is how energy prices affect food prices
Coal Trains still coming back to Vancouver Island?
Certainly looks like it.
BC Election 2009… Polls Close… continuing coverage tonight
Generally… I’m already depressed about the possible result. But I’m going to remain optimistic.
Advanced Poll results from North and Central Vancouver Island
I just downloaded the advance voting results available from the Elections BC Website.
Here are the results from the North and Central Island after 4 days of advanced voting:
Parksville-Qualicum: 14.5%
Comox: 14.2%
Cowichan Valley: 13.4%
Alberni-Pacific Rim: 11.9%
North Island: 10.7%
Nanaimo-North Cowichan: 10.6%
Nanaimo: 9.5%
Not sure if there is anything to read into those numbers or not… but there they are.
Christy Clark on CKNW on STV… vote for real change!
I don’t generally agree with Christy Clark, or anyone on CKNW really… but on this I think she has really hit the nail from the head… and most of all, she speaks from experience as a former MLA.
I’ve recorded her editorial and created an MP3.
Download and listen to it here.
Reasons to vote for BC-STV 2
Stop the gerrymandering of ridings:
One of the big crutches of the No side is the notion that big ridings have a lot of pitfalls. Well, here is one big reason why they could be a good thing.
Anyone of the baby boomer generation will likely remember the story of “Gracies Finger”.
You can’t Get Swine Flu from Pigs!
It is really infuriating and disappointing to see the amount of fear and misinformation out there about the swine flu.
I saw on the CBC news yesterday that a WHO official had stated to a number of people that the influenza that infects pigs could persist in the meat and infect humans that way.
Analysis of Alberni Pac-Rim ACM
So here’s my take on how the meeting went tonight.
Supporters in the room:
There were probably 20 rows of chairs with an aisle in the middle. It was pretty much full, plus lots of people standing. The only large number of clapping Liberal supporters were directly in front of me… about 4 rows worth. There were a few others dispersed here and there but other supporters, mainly NDP, some Green were in the very clear majority in the room.
Live Tweet-Blog of Alberni PacRim All Candidates meetinger
Last Question: — Not a log leaves this Valley without it being processed and turned into manufacturing here… what will do to make that happen.
NDP: I’ve been at every rally. I was in the Legislature raising this. It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy. These same companies have invested mills in the States, not here… you restrict Raw Log Export and bring in incentives to reinvest here.
8:52 Paramedic — Why does current government think it’s acceptable to have communities with very long response times… people waiting at home for a call take 40min to get there.