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Briglio defends Pond

Almost embarrassing

Pond’s junkets are in PR best interests

  Briglio went on for several minutes at end of March 10th Council meeting producing Pond itineraries --- implication was this was important part of Rupert Strategy of economic development --- presumably ‘decisions made’ by elites (political and business) – so having Pond shaking their hands was in our best interest ---- I have heard some pretty ‘dubious’ accounts of Pond’s negotiating etc (Skeena Pulp mill deal etc) --- so I am not reassured ‘we have Pond’ looking out for our interests down south

But given the Dobell court cases plus the Basi-Virk affair about sale of BC Rail --- cronyism + insiders may well be the way BC really runs under Campbell Liberals

See Mary’s Blog – here is ASPER NATION reviewed by Robin Mathews

 

Charlottes vulnerable to sea level rising w global warming

Ritchie article on climate change in Vancouver Sun – NRC Source link: From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007 BC Section is 1.6megs as PDF

While QCIs only small part of BC section -- here is the background paper 
Coastal vulnerability to climate change and sea-level rise, Northeast Graham Island, Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia      by Ian Walker etc 
report is 9 megs http://adaptation.nrcan.gc.ca/projdb/pdf/83_e.pdf

Image left from Ian Walker paper – showing accretion North Beach

Here is the vulnerability fig – showing NE end of QCIs the most vulnerable (as are some non rocky beaches locally)

NRC source: Atlas of coast

 

More later

 

Series on this site to look at Skeena Watershed – mainly fish and climate change

An excellent series of papers available at Skeena Fisheries Commission

 

Image left is from steelhead section of Conserving Skeena Fish Populations and Their Habitat. Gottesfeld, A.S., Rabnett, K.A and Hall, P.E.. 2002. Skeena Fisheries Commission. (3.7 megs PDF)

 

More later

 

A sunset industry??

BC Stats Infoline series recently looked at our reliance upon forestry sector for exports over time --- the most reliant of any province by far  -- more later

 

 

 

 

 

Created by LG on 19/3/2008

Last updated on Wednesday, March 19, 2008