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FORSETH -- Despite Premier Eby’s promises, BC’s forest industry continues its downward spiral

While BC Forest Minister Ravi Parmar boasts about the government planting 231 million tree seedlings in 2025 ... here's some facts people might be interested in . During the 2024 provincial election, the BC NDP promised there would be 300 million seedlings p lanted every year.     ... the BC NDP promised to plant 300 million trees annually across the province to “help increase forest resilience.” How has that worked out, you might be asking? Two years ago there were 280 million seedlings planted (BC government news – 12/23/2024) -- last year just 231 million seedlings were planted.  That’s 49 million fewer than in 2024 – and 70 million fewer than the promised 300 million. An yet it seems BC NDP Forest Minister Ravi Parmar feels this is something to be proud of, as noted in an “X” (formerly Twitter) post he made on December 30 th when he said: "In 2025 alone, 231 million tree seedlings were planted in BC ... e nsuring the land base stays strong for generations ...
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Identity crisis: Independents wary as BC Conservatives try to figure out party’s path (North Delta Reporter)

It was meant to be a political party where people could speak and vote freely.  The “big tent” BC Conservatives began 2025 ready to check the power of the governing NDP. The party held 44 seats to the NDP’s 47. The BC Greens held two.   Then personalities and politics collided ... CLICK HERE for the full story

Who Gains, Who Loses in 2026? How will it go for Carney, Poilievre, Putin and Trump? (The Tyee)

What will 2026 bring? Only fools presume to answer that query, but hey, I’ve been called worse things. So get out a big bowl to hold all the crow I might have to eat, and let’s go ... CLICK HERE for the full story  

Peace Arch Hospital Maternity Ward Shut Down for 72 Hours ... Again

“Temporary” shortage of OB-GYNs is becoming regular for Surrey-White Rock expectant parents Just over three weeks after Fraser Health warned of a “temporary” shortage of obstetrician-gynecologist physicians at Peace Arch Hospital, Monday morning the maternity ward began a second three-day closure over the holidays. The hospital delivers approximately 1,000 babies annually. This is just the latest in a series of recent shutdowns across the Fraser Health and Interior Health regions due to medical staff shortages, including extended overnight ER closures in Mission and 100 Mile House, as well as another four-day maternity ward closure in Maple Ridge. The Peace Arch development is something that was entirely preventable had the government listened to ample warnings from medical staff, according to Interim Leader of the Opposition and MLA for Surrey-White Rock Trevor Halford. “Over the past year, Peace Arch doctors and nurses have consistently warned that maternity ward closures were inev...

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