80's classic Fright Night is being remade. I need a DECENT vampire movie, Twilight is for the kiddies.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Bite
80's classic Fright Night is being remade. I need a DECENT vampire movie, Twilight is for the kiddies.
Warning
So, reports are emerging from local stoners that there is a big scary new cop who claims he's "DEA trained". He must be good because hes busting people all over town. Some stoners have had fines for driving without due diligence (driving high). The new cop is profiling everyone he sees and pulling them over for questioning.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Listen all y'all
For those of you wondering why JJ picked the Beastie Boys track "sabotage" in the new Star Trek...
Victory, and reflection.
So it seems, running a negative campaign, ignorance of facts, juvenile bullshit, bullying, smears and fucked-up humor - cant win you an election. Go figure.
After becoming publicly involved in the election as a supporter of Bill Bennett, I learned a few things that I didn't quite expect to. Now now, Im not so naive as to say that I didn't know politics could be so dog-eat-dog and dirty. C'mon I used to work in a newsroom and I used to be a reporter! I love elections! ...But some fundamental differences emerged from this election to me.
One thing I DID expect is to be confronted with differences of opinion because I know where I am, Im in Fernie, NDP territory. Bill has never won the Fernie vote before. So I knew I was going against the grain. I can handle that. What surprised me was that the opposing party's tactics were odd, dirty and disrepectful. I feel some crossed the line. It was a difficult thing to learn about my community that I so blindly beleived was "good people". Watching fellow community members that I had GREAT respect for, involve themselves and publicly support tactics that, to me, were sooooooo juvenile that it was blowing my mind week after week. I have lost sooo soo so much respect for people in this community that I once adored and admired. Im sad about it, truly am. Dont get me wrong, I am not sad they had a differnece of opinon, no no, thats fine, it was the tactics they used that I am shocked and dissapointed with. True colours were shown.
Bill Bennett's victory was the sweeeeeeeeetest victory ever! GodDamn!!!
I contemplated why it felt so good, I think when you struggle to survive and remain classy and true to your values in a campaign this dirty, you are filled with immense pride that doing the right thing paid off. Also, you hope the others learned something from the example you set. For all those who I have lost a great deal of respect for, I hope this is a good life lesson for you. A lesson in how to behave as an adult, how to show humility, how to have respect for fellow people that might have a different opinion then yourself, a respect for the truth and compassion. Your tactics got you nowhere.
Sorry to have this God complex right now, but the people I have worked on Bill's campaign with kept it classy. When I looked around the room at the victory party, I felt so proud and thankful to be surrounded with such competent community members.
We won. We won fair and square. We won without negative bullshit. The win feels extra good!
After becoming publicly involved in the election as a supporter of Bill Bennett, I learned a few things that I didn't quite expect to. Now now, Im not so naive as to say that I didn't know politics could be so dog-eat-dog and dirty. C'mon I used to work in a newsroom and I used to be a reporter! I love elections! ...But some fundamental differences emerged from this election to me.
One thing I DID expect is to be confronted with differences of opinion because I know where I am, Im in Fernie, NDP territory. Bill has never won the Fernie vote before. So I knew I was going against the grain. I can handle that. What surprised me was that the opposing party's tactics were odd, dirty and disrepectful. I feel some crossed the line. It was a difficult thing to learn about my community that I so blindly beleived was "good people". Watching fellow community members that I had GREAT respect for, involve themselves and publicly support tactics that, to me, were sooooooo juvenile that it was blowing my mind week after week. I have lost sooo soo so much respect for people in this community that I once adored and admired. Im sad about it, truly am. Dont get me wrong, I am not sad they had a differnece of opinon, no no, thats fine, it was the tactics they used that I am shocked and dissapointed with. True colours were shown.
Bill Bennett's victory was the sweeeeeeeeetest victory ever! GodDamn!!!
I contemplated why it felt so good, I think when you struggle to survive and remain classy and true to your values in a campaign this dirty, you are filled with immense pride that doing the right thing paid off. Also, you hope the others learned something from the example you set. For all those who I have lost a great deal of respect for, I hope this is a good life lesson for you. A lesson in how to behave as an adult, how to show humility, how to have respect for fellow people that might have a different opinion then yourself, a respect for the truth and compassion. Your tactics got you nowhere.
Sorry to have this God complex right now, but the people I have worked on Bill's campaign with kept it classy. When I looked around the room at the victory party, I felt so proud and thankful to be surrounded with such competent community members.
We won. We won fair and square. We won without negative bullshit. The win feels extra good!
Monday, May 11, 2009
I Watch Oprah
Today I watched Oprah and these guys were on, I can't help it, I LOVED THEM!!
Watch this clip, the dance starts about 1:30 min into it...
Watch this clip, the dance starts about 1:30 min into it...
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Rumor Alert!!
An Art Gallery might be opening in the 901 Fernie office when they vacate. Cooool! Fernie would support it! ...right??
Can't Believe Im Saying This
This movie is getting rave reviews from EVERYONE, like everyone in the world. I can't remember the last time a movie came out that has surprised this many people. So, for the record, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A STAR TREK EPISODE IN MY LIFE. But I wanna see this:
I would so totally board that ship...
I would so totally board that ship...
Friday, May 8, 2009
Back Of The Van, 4 Great Words
Are you as totally over Kings of Leon as I am yet?
Nice little download to replace Sex on Fire on your playlist:
LadyHawke - Back of the Van remix
Take a Load Off Manny
Wow, the John Cusack rumors just keep coming in and Im loving every minute of it! I feel so Perez Hilton right now!!
Rumors this week:
1.John was spotted eating during a break in shooting, however, an extra says he was being spoon fed the entire time by an assistant!
2. John had to stop filming because his feet hurt. He was escorted to a big comfy chair where he was fitted with warm booties.
3. John wanted to have a couple drinks at a local drinking establishment, he knocked on the back door to get in, when the server answered the back door she told him “you are like everyone else, go use the front door”.
4. The other lead actors, not sure if Johnny was there or not, took off to Cranbrook last night to hit up the “Titty” bar. BHAHAHAH oh the Sammy musta been a real treat! Guess who gave them directions???!! Hahahahahahah
Oh Johnny, you are breaking hearts with this diva attitude! C'mon you are in Fernie babe.
Endorsed
Today the Vancouver Sun has endorsed the Liberals for a third term. Ya Im not shocked, I mean seriously are you either?
Vancouver Sun Campbell and and Liberals have earned right to a third term.
Two weeks into the provincial election campaign, a story that appeared on the business pages of newspapers put a sharp focus on the central issue in this election — the economy.
Statistics Canada reported that British Columbia’s economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in 2008 for the first time in more than a quarter century. The last time that happened, B.C. was in the grip of the 1982 recession.
Businesses were being shuttered. Young people were leaving the province to find work elsewhere.
It doesn’t yet feel like that in the Lower Mainland. But the good times that just nine months ago felt like they would roll on forever are now a fading memory and the outlook is anything but rosy.
This world-wide recession didn’t start in B.C. and it won’t end here. But whoever leads the next provincial government must have a strong role in minimizing the damage to families and businesses, and positioning us so that when the world economy eventually recovers we will be ready to make the most of it. click here for entire article...
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Getting Old... FAST
"Oh did you get swine flu in Mexico? Hee hee stay away"
"So, uhh, how was your trip, haahaha, do you have a mask tan line?"
In case you are not aware, swine flu jokes are gettin old, reeeeally old. If someone asks me if I got swine flu while I was in Mexico one more time, Im going to throw a raw ham at them. I mean it. Its soooooo old already!!! Im embarrassed for you, move on!
"Everytime I hear SWINE flu and PANdemic I get a hankering for some bacon"- okay this is funny.
This Event Exists!
I will be travelling to Kaslo BC for the May Long Weekend, I did a little research on what I was in for...
If you LOVE the Fernie Demolition Derby, maybe you need to convoy up to Kaslo with me...
You have to watch this video to fully understand and appreciate:
KASLO MAY DAYS BURNOUTS
Facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?sid=bec85ee5e3af349151fcb130a44ad27a&gid=42382060374&ref=search
I cant wait to crack a pilsner and meet the 'locs.
Sour Grapes
LMFAO!
Troy Sebastian and his croonies took a real cheap shot today, implying that Bill Bennett's Newspaper Ad "He's One Of Us" is racist!!! LOL, KNEE SLAPPER!!
Are you guys just mad that Wildsight got called out for its ad that wasn't registered as a third party supporter? ahhhh boo hoo.
Obviously Bill's "One of Us " campaign is about how he relates more to the people of the East Kootenay with his outdoor activities and knowledge of the area then Mr.Sebastian is, DUH. Nice job trying to spin that into a racist ad, however; everyone who has half a brain can see right thru that.
NDP tactics are sooo stereotypically tacky and low.
Oh man, you guys are desperate! You guys make me feel icky icky poo poo.
Troy Sebastian and his croonies took a real cheap shot today, implying that Bill Bennett's Newspaper Ad "He's One Of Us" is racist!!! LOL, KNEE SLAPPER!!
Are you guys just mad that Wildsight got called out for its ad that wasn't registered as a third party supporter? ahhhh boo hoo.
Obviously Bill's "One of Us " campaign is about how he relates more to the people of the East Kootenay with his outdoor activities and knowledge of the area then Mr.Sebastian is, DUH. Nice job trying to spin that into a racist ad, however; everyone who has half a brain can see right thru that.
NDP tactics are sooo stereotypically tacky and low.
Oh man, you guys are desperate! You guys make me feel icky icky poo poo.
Cant Wait For My Iphone!!
Dear TelusI faithfully paid my cell phone bill on time every month for the last 5 years. During which you never ever mailed my bill to the wrong address, it always came to my PO BOX in Fernie as a reminder to pay.
Last month, for some reason, instead of mailing my bill to BOX 876, you mailed it to 3876. Because of your error, I did not receive my bill and after my bill being unpaid for 11 days(unbeknown to me), you CUT OFF MY BUSINESS PHONE!! ONLY 11 DAYSSSSSSSS??????? And you charged me a late fee?? LMFAO!
Id have to be a monkey to stay a customer of Telus.
I have been debating the Iphone from Rogers for 3 months and I now have my answer.
eat monkey shit.
Regards,
Line-Up Announced!
Shamby is only 89 days away and the DJ Lineup has been released:
http://www.shambhalamusicfestival.com/community/index.php?showtopic=10974
Early Bird tickets are sold out, tickets are now $210, there is about 500 left of those at that price.
whatever the line up is, at this point, with all the doom and gloom in the news and the pouring rain outside, getting away to this magical place couldnt come faster and I dont care what the price is.
PEACE.
Crocs Plummet, Freyja Says "Thank God'
Apparently, despite the economy, peoples taste in shoes has improved. Sales in Crocs have tumbled.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Crocs Inc (CROX.O) posted a sharply lower quarterly net profit on Thursday, as demand for its brightly colored plastic shoes fell and costs rose, dragging its shares down 8 percent.
The results, at the low end of Crocs' own outlook, were a fresh blow to the company and its investors, who were still reeling from its announcement last month that profit would come well below earlier expectations.
The maker of colorful shoes said second-quarter net profit was $2.1 million, or 3 cents per share, down from $48.5 million, or 58 cents per share, a year earlier.
Shares of Crocs lost nearly half their value last month following the Niwot, Colorado-based company's news that U.S. retailers were scaling back orders in light of the weak economy, and that overseas sales were slower than expected.
Since January, shares have fallen 88 percent.
Click Here for rest of article...Thursday, April 16, 2009
Rumor Alert!!
The Central and its patio will be completely reno'd and re-branded and open for the summer! ahhhhhh dont tease.
Community Action
Hey Hey Hey
Thanks to all the people that showed up at the Pub last night to see Jody lose his dreads!! Great fundraiser for cancer and awesome get-together. Fuck I love Fernie!!
He prolly raised about $500+ for the Canadian Cancer Society. And Today this news story came out and caught my eye, I thought I'd share - because not just old people get cancer.
More teens, young adults surviving cancer...
Thu. Apr. 16 2009
CTV.ca News Staff
While more young people are being diagnosed with cancer every year, the good news is that more are also surviving, reports the Canadian Cancer Society.
According to "Canadian Cancer Statistics 2009," released Thursday, there are about 2,075 new cancer cases per year in young adults aged 15 to 29. There are also about 326 deaths per year.
The incidence rates increased in both sexes between 1996 and 2005: males by 0.8 per cent per year and females by 1.4 per cent per year.
But the five-year survival for this age group rose five per cent from 1992 and 1995, to an encouraging to 85 per cent.
As well, death rates declined in both sexes between 1995 and 2004; males by 2.9 per cent per year and females by 1.4 per cent per year.
The most common cancer diagnoses for young males are testicular cancer and lymphoma. The most common cancers for young females are thyroid cancer and lymphoma.
For both young males and females, the most common cause of cancer death is leukemia.
While the increase in survival is good news, the numbers do not tell the story, says Loraine Marrett, Chair of the Statistics Steering Committee and an epidemiologist with Cancer Care Ontario.
"The relatively small number of young people with cancer does not accurately convey the huge impact this disease has on the patients, their families and society," she says.
While a cancer diagnosis is devastating for anyone, it can be especially difficult for a young person, says Heather Logan, Senior Director, Cancer Control Policy and Information, Canadian Cancer Society.
"These young people are in high school or university, building a career or raising a family. Cancer is not something they were expecting to deal with at this stage of their lives."
Because cancer in young adults is relatively rare, many patients feel isolated and unable to find peers for emotional support, the report says.
Once diagnosed, young cancer patients are often overwhelmed trying to navigate through a cancer system that is not tailored to them. They may not always receive the best care because pediatric and adult oncologists are less familiar with how to best treat and support teenagers and young adults.
Young people may receive less aggressive treatments designed for older adults, even though they may be physiologically capable of tolerating more intensive therapies.
Compared to children, teens and young adults are less likely to be enrolled in clinical trials, which are associated with better health outcomes. Only about 10 to 20 per cent of older teenagers with cancer take part in clinical trials compared to 80 per cent of children.
Thu. Apr. 16 2009
CTV.ca News Staff
While more young people are being diagnosed with cancer every year, the good news is that more are also surviving, reports the Canadian Cancer Society.
According to "Canadian Cancer Statistics 2009," released Thursday, there are about 2,075 new cancer cases per year in young adults aged 15 to 29. There are also about 326 deaths per year.
The incidence rates increased in both sexes between 1996 and 2005: males by 0.8 per cent per year and females by 1.4 per cent per year.
But the five-year survival for this age group rose five per cent from 1992 and 1995, to an encouraging to 85 per cent.
As well, death rates declined in both sexes between 1995 and 2004; males by 2.9 per cent per year and females by 1.4 per cent per year.
The most common cancer diagnoses for young males are testicular cancer and lymphoma. The most common cancers for young females are thyroid cancer and lymphoma.
For both young males and females, the most common cause of cancer death is leukemia.
While the increase in survival is good news, the numbers do not tell the story, says Loraine Marrett, Chair of the Statistics Steering Committee and an epidemiologist with Cancer Care Ontario.
"The relatively small number of young people with cancer does not accurately convey the huge impact this disease has on the patients, their families and society," she says.
While a cancer diagnosis is devastating for anyone, it can be especially difficult for a young person, says Heather Logan, Senior Director, Cancer Control Policy and Information, Canadian Cancer Society.
"These young people are in high school or university, building a career or raising a family. Cancer is not something they were expecting to deal with at this stage of their lives."
Because cancer in young adults is relatively rare, many patients feel isolated and unable to find peers for emotional support, the report says.
Once diagnosed, young cancer patients are often overwhelmed trying to navigate through a cancer system that is not tailored to them. They may not always receive the best care because pediatric and adult oncologists are less familiar with how to best treat and support teenagers and young adults.
Young people may receive less aggressive treatments designed for older adults, even though they may be physiologically capable of tolerating more intensive therapies.
Compared to children, teens and young adults are less likely to be enrolled in clinical trials, which are associated with better health outcomes. Only about 10 to 20 per cent of older teenagers with cancer take part in clinical trials compared to 80 per cent of children.
The Canadian Cancer Society chose to focus this year's report on cancer in adolescents and young people, noting that a lot more still needs to be learned about the distinct challenges of this age group.
Other findings of this year's report:
-The five-year relative survival for all cancers combined in Canadians diagnosed in 2002-2004, (excluding Quebec) was 62 per cent. This is a 4.5 per cent increase from those diagnosed in 1992-1994.
-The improvement in survival was greatest for non-Hodgkin lymphoma; prostate, colorectal and breast cancers; and leukemia.
-Survival is highest for thyroid, testicular and prostate cancers and melanoma.
The number of new cancer cases and deaths continues to rise steadily as the Canadian population grows and ages. There will be an estimated 171,000 new cases of cancer in 2009 -- an increase of 4,600 from last year. There will be an estimated 75,300 deaths from cancer - an increase of 1,500 from last year.
While the cancer death rate for Canadian females has remained relatively stable since 1980, the cancer death rate for males has been declining since 1988, as a result of decreases for prostate, lung and other cancers.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Get ILLO
DJ Illo will be at the Northern this Friday night. Hes the only Dj of the EH Team that hasnt been to Fernie yet...And hes pretty much my fav of all of them.
Here's a free 35 min mix: CLICK THIS
A good mix for a pre-drinking party.
Here's a free 35 min mix: CLICK THIS
A good mix for a pre-drinking party.
I Hate Twitter
This mockumentary is hilarious. Cuz' that word "Twitter" is sooo eww-tastic - Dont you think?
Summer Plans
Summer will come, I talked to God and he said to just bear with him, it really will come!! Many Music Festivals have their 2009 websites up and running. Start making your plans now. It will make this weather turn for the better faster!!
Shambhala is already sold out of early bird tickets!
Ohh why cant Fernie have one??? Oh ya right cuz the same 10 people that volunteer for everything are burnt out...ya Im bitchy today.
Can't Ignore The Facts
National Post: Carole James bets her principles, and loses
Posted: April 15, 2009, 8:30 AM
British Columbia’s perennially bizarre political culture proved true to form this week, as several high-profile environmental groups rallied around Gordon Campbell’s right-Liberal government and pledged to work against Carole James’s NDP opposition.
And we’re behind those groups, although one might well raise an eyebrow at participation in such a nakedly partisan intervention by tax-exempt charities such as the David Suzuki Foundation and ForestEthics.
It is perhaps slightly dodgy for them to issue carefully worded “apolitical” statements while piggybacking on the greater freedom properly enjoyed by other critics like the non-exempt Pembina Institute. But in any case, the overall message of this ad-hoc coalition is correct: By railing against B.C.’s carbon tax, Ms. James and the B.C. NDP are being insincere and cynical.Many mainstream environmentalists favour carbon taxes, because they discourage usage of all forms of greenhouse-gas-producing fuels, automatically distributing the economic burden according to usage. The associated economic incentives are in line with environmentalists’ goals: The more energy that people conserve, the more money they save.
But when gas prices were at their peak about a year ago, Ms. James gambled on populism instead of principle. She came out against the broad-based Campbell carbon tax, and instead advocated a cap-and-trade system that would hypothetically meet the same emissions-reductions targets, but impose the added costs only on a narrow group of industrial emitters.
By doing so, Ms. James was hoping to position herself as the champion of the little guy, and the enemy of big business. And we suppose that there are a few voters in B.C. who’ve been fooled by the gambit. But as anyone who’s studied the issue can attest, there’s no inherent economic advantage in either an adjustable carbon tax or a cap-and-trade system: Either way, the associated costs get passed down to the end user (that’s technical parlance for you and me) in one form or another. The only difference is that the cap-and-trade system — which would require close monitoring of individual purchasers and oversight of a carbon-credit exchange — involves more government tinkering and transaction costs.
By putting the overall burden on a narrower basis, moreover, James’s plan leaves more kinds of economic activity outside the incentive structure. And it depends on non-compulsory public participation in emissions cuts, which has never worked as a serious strategy and never will.
As for the consumers Ms. James is purportedly so concerned about, any potential savings would come with a cost in net jobs in the energy-producing and heavily energy-dependent sectors in B.C. So says Simon Fraser University enviro-economist Marc Jaccard, who modelled the NDP plan and estimates that 60,000 jobs would be sacrificed in the long term as a result of “the extremely high [greenhouse gas] prices that would be faced by B.C.’s industrial emitters under the NDP policies.”
Mr. Jaccard’s numerical assumptions might be questionable, but his unimpeachable broader point is that there can be no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to emissions reductions — notwithstanding socialist fantasies about making the “bad guys” pay. What governments can do, if they are serious about reducing carbon output, is to reduce the associated transaction costs and make sure there is an efficient payoff for the pain caused to consumers — which is more or less what Mr. Campbell’s government tried to do in the first place.
As bizarre as B.C.’s political circus has become, there is a larger lesson here for Canada’s mainstream left, which remains torn between its populist and elitist camps. While a specious environmental policy based on sticking it to the oil companies may play well on talk radio or in push polls, left-wing opinion-makes such as David Suzuki know better. And as this week’s goings on attest, they aren’t willing to keep their mouths shut just for old-time’s sake.
In the run-up to the May 12 B.C. election, many pundits have been speculating as to whether Mr. Campbell could win a third term for his Liberals. His odds have always been strong. But with the left running against itself, we don’t see how he can lose.
National Post
To me this is saying, the Liberals are prolly gonna be the next elected government in BC, sooo question is...do you want to elect a NDP MLA?? Troy Sebastian would be an opposition MLA with no experience for our voice way out here so far away from Victoria. If that happens, we will never get anything out here in the Valley ever again. Do you think the Liberal government will give a shit what an opposition MLA way out in the boonies is saying, let alone asking for??? uhhh No. Ask the West Kootenays how much attention they've had with an opposition MLA.
Bill Bennet has been a strong MLA, and has done more for this area then the history of MLAs in this riding - (prolly cuz he's strong and loud, and a shoots-from-the hip kinda guy)
Click here for list of accomplishments.
Be careful what you wish for Fernie.
Posted: April 15, 2009, 8:30 AM
British Columbia’s perennially bizarre political culture proved true to form this week, as several high-profile environmental groups rallied around Gordon Campbell’s right-Liberal government and pledged to work against Carole James’s NDP opposition.
And we’re behind those groups, although one might well raise an eyebrow at participation in such a nakedly partisan intervention by tax-exempt charities such as the David Suzuki Foundation and ForestEthics.
It is perhaps slightly dodgy for them to issue carefully worded “apolitical” statements while piggybacking on the greater freedom properly enjoyed by other critics like the non-exempt Pembina Institute. But in any case, the overall message of this ad-hoc coalition is correct: By railing against B.C.’s carbon tax, Ms. James and the B.C. NDP are being insincere and cynical.Many mainstream environmentalists favour carbon taxes, because they discourage usage of all forms of greenhouse-gas-producing fuels, automatically distributing the economic burden according to usage. The associated economic incentives are in line with environmentalists’ goals: The more energy that people conserve, the more money they save.
But when gas prices were at their peak about a year ago, Ms. James gambled on populism instead of principle. She came out against the broad-based Campbell carbon tax, and instead advocated a cap-and-trade system that would hypothetically meet the same emissions-reductions targets, but impose the added costs only on a narrow group of industrial emitters.
By doing so, Ms. James was hoping to position herself as the champion of the little guy, and the enemy of big business. And we suppose that there are a few voters in B.C. who’ve been fooled by the gambit. But as anyone who’s studied the issue can attest, there’s no inherent economic advantage in either an adjustable carbon tax or a cap-and-trade system: Either way, the associated costs get passed down to the end user (that’s technical parlance for you and me) in one form or another. The only difference is that the cap-and-trade system — which would require close monitoring of individual purchasers and oversight of a carbon-credit exchange — involves more government tinkering and transaction costs.
By putting the overall burden on a narrower basis, moreover, James’s plan leaves more kinds of economic activity outside the incentive structure. And it depends on non-compulsory public participation in emissions cuts, which has never worked as a serious strategy and never will.
As for the consumers Ms. James is purportedly so concerned about, any potential savings would come with a cost in net jobs in the energy-producing and heavily energy-dependent sectors in B.C. So says Simon Fraser University enviro-economist Marc Jaccard, who modelled the NDP plan and estimates that 60,000 jobs would be sacrificed in the long term as a result of “the extremely high [greenhouse gas] prices that would be faced by B.C.’s industrial emitters under the NDP policies.”
Mr. Jaccard’s numerical assumptions might be questionable, but his unimpeachable broader point is that there can be no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to emissions reductions — notwithstanding socialist fantasies about making the “bad guys” pay. What governments can do, if they are serious about reducing carbon output, is to reduce the associated transaction costs and make sure there is an efficient payoff for the pain caused to consumers — which is more or less what Mr. Campbell’s government tried to do in the first place.
As bizarre as B.C.’s political circus has become, there is a larger lesson here for Canada’s mainstream left, which remains torn between its populist and elitist camps. While a specious environmental policy based on sticking it to the oil companies may play well on talk radio or in push polls, left-wing opinion-makes such as David Suzuki know better. And as this week’s goings on attest, they aren’t willing to keep their mouths shut just for old-time’s sake.
In the run-up to the May 12 B.C. election, many pundits have been speculating as to whether Mr. Campbell could win a third term for his Liberals. His odds have always been strong. But with the left running against itself, we don’t see how he can lose.
National Post
To me this is saying, the Liberals are prolly gonna be the next elected government in BC, sooo question is...do you want to elect a NDP MLA?? Troy Sebastian would be an opposition MLA with no experience for our voice way out here so far away from Victoria. If that happens, we will never get anything out here in the Valley ever again. Do you think the Liberal government will give a shit what an opposition MLA way out in the boonies is saying, let alone asking for??? uhhh No. Ask the West Kootenays how much attention they've had with an opposition MLA.
Bill Bennet has been a strong MLA, and has done more for this area then the history of MLAs in this riding - (prolly cuz he's strong and loud, and a shoots-from-the hip kinda guy)
Click here for list of accomplishments.
Be careful what you wish for Fernie.
TONIGHT
Tonight Jody loses his dreads. All in the name of raising money for cancer research and prevention, to honor his Aunt that lost her battle with cancer.
Jody you are a beautiful soul to come forward and throw this epic event for your friends and the people of Fernie. You are brave and courageous buddy! Mwah! You will be ab fab with or without your hair!
Tonight at The Pub, 9:00pm
All the Local djs will be spinning on 4 decks
and lots of prizes from Freyja Lifestyle Fashion.
See you cancer fighters there!!!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Crappy Saturday For Business Owners
So there were a few break-ins last night in Fernie's downtown business area. I guess its that time again where assholes are making a break and grab to get some cash for a ride back to Ontario or Australia, or where ever. Retailers and Restaurants BEWARE!!!
Friday, April 10, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
A Quiet Thursday
Town was awfully quiet this post-Hot Dog Day. I wonder how many babies were conceived or I wonder how many teeth were lost.
Biz
Did you know there is a new totally hip hair styling shop open by The Cash Store (ew) and Kalvin's Kitchen???
Its called "Sparrow". Noel and Stacey are new to town from Calgary. They have trained all over, including New York. This is great news to all of us having to wait a month to get into Blue Lime.
So congrats to them. Go check it out, I have already seen thier work around town and its hot! And I know hot, and that shit is hot!!
So, there are new businesses opening like Sparrow, The Livery and Freyja is getting an expansion this spring. Looks like Fernie is thinking positive! Right On!
Its called "Sparrow". Noel and Stacey are new to town from Calgary. They have trained all over, including New York. This is great news to all of us having to wait a month to get into Blue Lime.
So congrats to them. Go check it out, I have already seen thier work around town and its hot! And I know hot, and that shit is hot!!
So, there are new businesses opening like Sparrow, The Livery and Freyja is getting an expansion this spring. Looks like Fernie is thinking positive! Right On!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Weekend Planner
Mat the Alien is back in Fernie this Saturday night at Bulldogs.
I wonder is Kyle is planning an Easter egg hunt? 'Cuz if he his, he should really wear a bunny costume.
Streets Are Talkin'
Fernie smalltalk topic of the day: Are you going to Hot Dog Day? If so are you stashing beer on the hill on Tuesday????
World Health Day
April 7th is World Health Day.BC takes a step towards better health for children with a new law taking affect tommorow.
CBC NEWS: B.C. sets $109 fine for smoking in cars with kids present
British Columbians caught smoking in a vehicle with children under 16 present will face a $109 fine under new provincial regulations effective April 7.
The new regulations aim to protect children from second-hand smoke, Healthy Living Minister Mary Polak said Wednesday.
"Any level of second-hand smoke has harmful effects on a child's health, so it's important that we protect vulnerable children who are confined in a vehicle," Polak said.
Police will have the authority to stop any vehicle when they suspect someone is smoking in the presence of children.
People who fail to pay the fine will not be able to renew their driver's licence or auto insurance.
The regulations follow legislation that was passed in the spring of 2008 under the Motor Vehicle Act.
"The dangers of second-hand smoke are more pronounced in the enclosed space of a vehicle, and children — who are more susceptible to its harmful effects — have no choice but to breathe it in," said Barbara Kaminsky, chief executive of the Canadian Cancer Society's B.C. and Yukon division.
B.C. joins Ontario, Nova Scotia, and the Yukon in banning smoking in cars when children are present.
Well shit, someone has to lookout for those that cant speak for themselves. It just sounds like it may be a litle hard to enforce, cops are reeeeeeallly gonna have to look and creep to catch adults smoking AND if there are kids in the back.
Jus Saying...
Is it wrong that I kinda wanna see the Hanna Montana Movie? Cuz if its wrong I dont want to be right.
The Free Press
Stop for hitchers - risk a $100 fine
By Rebecca Edwards Free Press Staff
Drivers who stop at the hitching spot in Fernie are breaking the law and could be criminally liable if their stopped vehicle caused a crash, police and politicians have warned. Stopping on highways to pick up people is illegal under provincial highways safety laws and carries a penalty of over $100. The RDEK and RCMP are now considering installing new signage and alternative hitching spots ahead of next year’s ski season in order to stop drivers stopping in a dangerous place.RDEK Area A director Mike Sosnowski represents West Fernie starting at the bridge and has had several complaints from residents who are worried that stopped cars block their visibility at nearby intersections. “I know it is a traditional place and part of the winter culture, nobody wants to spoil that,” Sosnowski said.“The ideal thing would be to find a place off the highway where they could wait, but hitchhiking is an opportunist thing – would drivers take the effort to turn off the highway to pick someone up?“I don’t know the solution yet, all I know is it is an accident waiting to happen.” Director Sosnowski has asked the Elk Valley RCMP detachment to police the area and ticket drivers who stop illegally. Sgt Dave Dubnyk said random spot checks have been made in recent months but wants to see wider education about the laws in place at the highway. “I don’t think people realize it is a no-stopping zone. If we see drivers stopping we will go to talk to them, but there is no sense swarming in and handing out fines without educating people first.“Drivers are trying to do the right thing by picking hitchhikers up and if a safe place could be created for them to stop where there are no views obstructed or no traffic concerns everyone would be happier. “Potentially there could be some civil and criminal implications if a driver stopped and there was an accident as a result, because they are breaking the law.”
To me this is just another argument that RCR needs to provide some staff housing. Half those buggers hitching are counting on that to get them to work on time.
By Rebecca Edwards Free Press Staff
Drivers who stop at the hitching spot in Fernie are breaking the law and could be criminally liable if their stopped vehicle caused a crash, police and politicians have warned. Stopping on highways to pick up people is illegal under provincial highways safety laws and carries a penalty of over $100. The RDEK and RCMP are now considering installing new signage and alternative hitching spots ahead of next year’s ski season in order to stop drivers stopping in a dangerous place.RDEK Area A director Mike Sosnowski represents West Fernie starting at the bridge and has had several complaints from residents who are worried that stopped cars block their visibility at nearby intersections. “I know it is a traditional place and part of the winter culture, nobody wants to spoil that,” Sosnowski said.“The ideal thing would be to find a place off the highway where they could wait, but hitchhiking is an opportunist thing – would drivers take the effort to turn off the highway to pick someone up?“I don’t know the solution yet, all I know is it is an accident waiting to happen.” Director Sosnowski has asked the Elk Valley RCMP detachment to police the area and ticket drivers who stop illegally. Sgt Dave Dubnyk said random spot checks have been made in recent months but wants to see wider education about the laws in place at the highway. “I don’t think people realize it is a no-stopping zone. If we see drivers stopping we will go to talk to them, but there is no sense swarming in and handing out fines without educating people first.“Drivers are trying to do the right thing by picking hitchhikers up and if a safe place could be created for them to stop where there are no views obstructed or no traffic concerns everyone would be happier. “Potentially there could be some civil and criminal implications if a driver stopped and there was an accident as a result, because they are breaking the law.”
To me this is just another argument that RCR needs to provide some staff housing. Half those buggers hitching are counting on that to get them to work on time.
Vancouver to Fernie
If you are watching any BC news lately you'll have noticed that the Vancouver Convention Centre is been one of the top stories for the last couple days.I havent checked it out myself, but I came across a review from my favorite no bull-shit Vancouver blogger, here's his take:
Yesterday I scoped out the new Vancouver Convention Centre addition and was absolutely amazed. The thing is a behemoth and Vancouver may finally have the public gathering space it sorely needs. Although initially I thought the design was lacking, after seeing how it has turned out I must say I am pleasantly surprised. The glass exterior and the usage of wood in the interior worked out quite well.
Now moving on to the financial and economic side of things. The financial experts and pundits over at BR likened the cost overruns (egregious as they may be) to the fast ferries debacle in the nineties. So did a bunch of other dimwitted NDP supporters and ultra left wing bloggers. Any progress that doesn't have money earmarked for social housing is bad in their eyes. Heck, even if it has social housing a la Woodwards and Olympic Village it's still bad. Nothing is ever enough for those moochers, gimme more but heaven forbid I have to work hard for it. The beat goes on...
Anyways, back to the Convention Centre, I'm hearing that 184 conventions have been booked thus far (over a 8 year period I believe), 60 of which would not have come here prior to the expansion taking place. This will generate approximately $2 billion in economic activity. Hmmm....let's see cost of construction was about $900 million and it will bring in $2 billion and counting. In addition, it will employ people (those that want to work, sorry APC). What's wrong with that? Message to Adrian Dix (NDP MLA) how much economic activity did the fast ferries bring in? Zilch, nadda, zero so please SHUT THE FUCK UP!.
http://vancitybuzz.blogspot.com/
How does the convention centre affect Fernie?
Millions and millions of people will be coming to Vancouver for conventions now that maybe before would have travelled to convention centres in New York or China or whereever, while they are milling around the centre, they can take advantage of the many touch screen kiosks that deliver infomation about ALL of BC. Offering travel options and highlights. Fernie will be on all those kiosks. Generating tourism and business for Fernie from millions of vistors over the next 20-30 years and more.
Its a plan to keep our economy thriving for many years to come.
Never before has BC been able to offer the world a venue like this, and the compliments and praise from around the world on this building is priceless.
Yes you can tell Im getting policital, haha but I really am happy with how BC is doing and all the projects that the Liberals have done in BC and Fernie. I dont think its a good time to switch back to the NDP. Your vote is really going to count this time.
Keep BC Strong
Politic'in - Facts
Doctors
Did you know that Fernie has 15 doctors for a population of 4,000? That’s 3.75 per 1000, 30% more doc’s than Victoria and 47% more than the provincial average. Also, the physician supply dropped all over BC during the NDP years and has rebounded under the Liberal government
Did you know that Fernie has 15 doctors for a population of 4,000? That’s 3.75 per 1000, 30% more doc’s than Victoria and 47% more than the provincial average. Also, the physician supply dropped all over BC during the NDP years and has rebounded under the Liberal government
Nurses
The Liberal Government added 2,500 new nurse training spaces – that’s nearly 30 times more than the NDP created during the entire 1990s.
600 more nurses were hired under the Liberals.
The Liberal Government added 2,500 new nurse training spaces – that’s nearly 30 times more than the NDP created during the entire 1990s.
600 more nurses were hired under the Liberals.
The NDP eliminated 1,600 full-time nursing positions between 1993 and 1997.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Trent Got ME Good
Trent Raznor wins for best April Fool...I fell for it!! ahhhhhh soo funny
http://www.nin.com/strobelight/
Couple Things:
1. The new furniture store "Livery Home", thats located in the old Livery building is now open. You gotta see it to believe it.
2. Dont forget to audition for "Hot Tub Time Machine" tommorow, 11am at the curling rink. Dress in you 80s gear. Get paid to stand around, and stand around and stand around. Trust me I've been on a couple sets in my time. And no, John Cusack will not be there tommorow.
3. Its starting to actrually look like spring, so get outside!
4. Freyja Lifestyle Fashion will be closed for Wednesday April 8th....Are you kidding me???? Its Hot Dog Day!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Reading Material
The new April Fix and Summer Fix are out. Ohhhh what a lovely ad by Freyja! And no those two bitches arnt local.
Tourism Bucks For Us
The City of Fernie has been officially granted resort municipality status by the provincial government.
The City will now be able to access over 300 thousand dollars per year from hotel room tax collected in the area to use towards tourism initiatives.
Fernie's strategic plan for the money includes funding the evening shuttle, funding festivals and other cultural tourism initiatives, and improving signage around town.
Much Thanks to Bill Bennett!
The City will now be able to access over 300 thousand dollars per year from hotel room tax collected in the area to use towards tourism initiatives.
Fernie's strategic plan for the money includes funding the evening shuttle, funding festivals and other cultural tourism initiatives, and improving signage around town.
Much Thanks to Bill Bennett!
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