Canada

Dec. 3, 2021

November, 2021

Last July, I raced a wildfire.

I was on a four-day canoe trip with my father in the stunning wilderness of northern Saskatchewan, our favourite father-daughter tradition.

On the first day of the trip, we were flown up the river from our final destination by a small prop-plane, dropped miles from the nearest mark of human civilization. Out the window of the jet, I saw a wildfire raging in the not-too-distant distance. From the safety of a jet window, it was remarkable and chilling; the power and the destruction it contained.

Dec. 6, 2021

Dec. 7, 2021

Dec. 3, 2021

Trans Mountain says the recent heavy rainfall caused a 'settlement' adjacent to the Mary Hill Bypass, forcing two lanes to close for commuter safety.

Westbound traffic is only partially getting through along a major Port Coquitlam route for a third straight day.

An apparent "sinkhole" is believed to be the reason for the continued closure on the Mary Hill Bypass between Shaughnessy Street and United Boulevard and has been brought to the attention of many groups, including one against the construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX).

Dec. 3, 2021

Think your area has had more rain than usual? You're probably right. 

Think your area has had less rain than usual? Again, you're probably right. 

Dec. 2, 2021

So much for trying to get sympathetic media notice for progressive causes. Good thing we have the Burnaby Now, the National Observer, this new publication--The Maple, and a few others. I don't know much about small media in other parts of BC and Canada. But big media, like all big corporations, serves the "iron law of profit," not us.

     Gene McGuckin

Nov. 12, 2021

Dec. 3, 2021

Big Six raising fees, despite profits hitting all-time high of $57 billion in 2021

Christmas is coming early for Canada’s bankers. 

The six largest banks hit record-breaking profits in 2021 and will pay out massive bonuses at year’s end, newly released fourth quarter earnings reports show.

On the strength of a combined $57.4 billion in profits, the Big Six are paying out $18.8 billion in bonuses before the holidays.