Tag Archive: Infrastructure

Failure to act means failing dikes

Sep 13, 2023

Province must take responsibility for flood protection infrastructure Provincial and municipal officials were warned repeatedly that the dikes in one of the cities hit hardest by the floods that paralyzed southern British Columbia in 2021 were structurally unsound and could fail should water levels in local rivers rise quickly. For years preceding the disaster,… View Article

7 things that should be in this year’s BC Budget

Feb 17, 2014

By Iglika Ivanova

In the fifth year of a slow and largely jobless economic recovery, the 2014 BC Budget should prioritize measures to set the foundation of a more just and sustainable economy, where prosperity is shared by all citizens. Here are 7 initiatives that will get us there. 1. A comprehensive poverty reduction plan Combating poverty is… View Article

BC’s Auditor highlights big differences between the Evergreen and Canada Lines

Apr 4, 2013

By Keith Reynolds

With all of the uproar over the British Columbia Auditor General’s report on the Pacific Carbon Trust in late March there was a second report that didn’t get as much attention as it deserves. The AG issued his report on the Evergreen Line being built through Coquitlam and Port Moody on March 28th. Compared to… View Article

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Tag Archive: Infrastructure

Failure to act means failing dikes

BC’s Auditor highlights big differences between the Evergreen and Canada Lines