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  • British Columbia removes tolls but stings truckers with carbon tax

    10/07/2008 7:20:20 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 19 replies · 568+ views
    Land Line Magazine ^ | October 7, 2008 | David Tanner
    Having tolls removed from a major route in British Columbia, Canada, has taken some of the sting out of the cost of operating a trucking business in that province, but there’s still plenty of sting to go around. In late September, the government removed a $20 truck toll and $10 passenger vehicle toll from the Coquihalla Highway, which connects the city of Hope to Kamloops, B.C., in the Canadian West. Provincial officials said that truckers were pleased with the move, and they were. “Given the price of fuel, truckers are very happy with this,” Bridgitte Anderson, spokeswoman for British Columbia...
  • LIVE THREAD - British Columbia 2005 Provincial Election

    05/17/2005 6:38:41 PM PDT · by Heartofsong83 · 14 replies · 481+ views
    Polls are closing at 8:00 Pacific (11:00 Eastern)! With Free Dominion down, I think this is the best place for the thread.
  • British Columbia Premier Apologizes For Drunk Driving Charge in Hawaii

    01/10/2003 6:40:46 PM PST · by Loyalist · 16 replies · 665+ views
    Canadian Press ^ | January 10, 2002 | Dirk Meissner
    B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell earlier this year. (CP/Ian McKain) VICTORIA (CP) - B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell apologized Friday to his family, friends and "the people of British Columbia" after he was charged with drunk driving in Hawaii. "Last night I was returning home from dinner with friends and the Maui police pulled me over," he said in a statement issued from his office. "I was arrested and charged with driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. I do not intend to contest the charge." Maui police Sgt. Ken Prather said Campbell, 54, was arrested at 1:23 a.m. Campbell...