Appeared in the North Shore News – September 14, 2012 UNLESS you are very, very sweet, the following must have occurred to you, especially when a reporter scores what used to be called a scoop: Does friendship, partisanship, old family or business, school, religious, ethnic or other ties, or drinks after the day’s work –…
Month: September 2012
Kitimat refinery a billionaire’s pipe dream
Appeared in the North Shore News – August 31, 2012 PUNDITS and politicians may gas away all they want about oil pipelines and refineries, but let us turn to a local, hard-nosed expert for an informed opinion. West Vancouver Mayor Mike Smith retired last year from more than a quarter of a century as owner-manager…
Milk showdown raises ghosts of 1812
Appeared in the North Shore News – August 17, 2012 BELLINGHAM citizens are furious because Canadian shoppers are monopolizing . . . milk. Snatching milk from the mouths of American babies. The Canadian milk-buying invasion is so alarming that pressure is on Bellingham stores like Costco to have dedicated checkouts or time periods for American…