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Joel Ward score the winning goal in overtime to defeat the Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins Fans Take Racist Comments To Social Media

By on April 26, 2012 in Blog, Rants, Social Media

So, last night the 2011 Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins lose in game 7 of the opening round of this year’s playoffs and some of their fans go off. No, not like in Vancouver last year with the riots after game 7 in the Stanley Cup finals, but still Bruins’ fans went off. You see, [...]

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The Bitumen Budget

The Bitumen Budget

By on March 31, 2012 in Blog, Brett Mineer, Canadian Politics, Rants

Guest post by Brett Mineer, an award winning journalist, former reporter/anchor for CKNW 980AM in Vancouver, and current freelance writer and commentator. Like the oil hidden away in the sands of Alberta, The Bitumen Budget is stuck in the fine print of this years fiscal roadmap. Despite the predominant narrative Jim Flaherty’s ironically titled 2012 [...]

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BC's Finance Minister Kevin Falcon

Fence-sitting Falcon, the van Dongening, and the rougher ride to come

By on March 28, 2012 in BC Politics, Blog, Brett Mineer, Rants

Guest post by Brett Mineer, an award winning journalist, former reporter/anchor for CKNW 980AM in Vancouver, and current freelance writer and commentator. So Kevin Falcon says he hasn’t decided if he will run for re-election in 2013. This is the same Kevin Falcon who just over a year ago was fighting Christy Clark for leadership [...]

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Statement from Darcie Clarke on the “Honouring Kaitlynne, Max and Cordon” Report

By on March 1, 2012 in Allan Schoenborn, BC Politics, Blog, Rants

Today’s report, “Honouring Kaitlynne, Max and Cordon”, from the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth outlines a number of improvements on how various departments should communicate and act when dealing with families in crisis. I welcome these changes within the Ministry of Children and Family Development and law enforcement so other families needing [...]

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If You Do Not Update the Content On Your Website - You Hate Puppies

If You Do Not Update the Content On Your Website – You Hate Puppies

By on October 27, 2011 in Blog, Rants, Social Media

  Yesterday I was chatting with a client and I reminded her to add new content to her website in order to keep user interest high. I mean, she had not added content in almost a month! She said she would get around to it…and that got me thinking. Adding content to your website is [...]

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Brett Mineer

My Night with the Occupiers or…Almost

By on October 26, 2011 in BC Politics, Blog, Brett Mineer, Rants

By Brett Mineer I arrive not long after dark. The evening General Assembly is about a half hour away and with my iPhone nearly fully charged, I intend to Tweet details of what happens. Right now I have no deadline, no boss, and no format to adhere to. It’s perfect. Until now I have stopped [...]

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Mike Boyer with 12" surgical scar after Tough Man Fight.

Injury At Tough Man Event – Why BC Needs To Regulate MMA

By on August 1, 2011 in Audio, BC Politics, Blog, MMA, Rants

UPDATE: Here is my interview on CFAX radio from August 9th. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] An “amateur Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)” event held last week in Kamloops proves once again that British Columbia needs an Athletic Commission to sanction combat sports and that the British Columbia Medical Association’s (BCMA) renewed call to [...]

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Reporting actual 2011 election results via social media has zero effect

By on April 26, 2011 in BC Politics, Canadian Politics, Rants

There is a lot of hoopla surrounding Canadian election results reporting in the age of social media. With the Federal election just under a week away I fear this hoopla could turn into a full scale brouhaha. With many media outlets covering this topic I want to be sure I get my piece of air [...]

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