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When I chased oil and gas rigs in North Eastern BC; Fort Nelson, we would see these animals quite frequently. Though they are elusive and very much a loner animal, they used to come fairly close to our crews when we threw pieces of raw meat out for them. I might add that wolverines are not as rare or as vicious as some biologists and tall tales claim. As with the so called vanishing lynx, we would see wolverines and lynx three and four times per week when driving on the winter back roads. They prey on baby foxes, rabbits, trapper’s traps and about anything else that offers easy flesh. Though I have never had the honour, one of my welder’s helper had a wolverine curl up on his lap and have a nap after he had been feeding it daily for a week. It was a younger male and seemed to trust my helper to the fullest. As with most wild animals, if you don’t give it reason to be defensive around you, they will become comfortable and relaxed in the presence of humans and pose little threat.
I might add, that a fox and lynx are very easily tamed and will feed out of your hands and sleep at your feet after less than a week’s contact. Both a fox and a lynx have the characteristic traits of a house cat and will play with you in the same fashion that a cat does.
Quite bold of a MP to comment on provincal politics while struggling to find anything local to fight for. A.A. needs to find voices from our communities instead of being a mouthpiece for party, union and special interests.
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Listen to these calls for more government and more taxation. Is this to be a one way conversation? Many of us are paying taxes, income, property, sales taxes, government fees until June 6th (tax freedom day). Paying less tax does matter to many many people.
Listen more to these confused laments over provincal debt - as if tax relief is the cause. And we're offered anguished arguments against austerity and against responsible levels of government. Indebtedness is ignored.
People call for more taxation of corporations while turning a blind eye to benefits from energy and natural resource royalties. This approach to tax planning ignores economic foundation of the province: wealth creation is fought and entitlements featured.
And, we're told government still isn't big enough. Anyone else catch the recent story that the AVERAGE federal public servant cost taxpayers $114,000/yr?
The entitlement sector - white collar workers - extorts the wealth of a nation AND our MP tells us-taxpayers that we aren't doing our bit to fund the effort.
HAH. back to parties at parks etc
Canadians deserve not to be overtaxed to support increasing bureaucracies. Enough already!
The first failed prohibition was the apple in the Garden of Eden.
Some people NEVER learn, especially if they are from a poorly educated, extensively brainwashed sector of our society like the police.Their opinion has zero value.
The prohibition on marijuana makes even less sense than the stupid idea of prohibiting alcolhol. If you want gangs to be rich and powerful prohibition is the way to do it. I guess the police like gangs that way. Wake up coppers
Cannabis prohibition is a futile waste of time and money. All the problems mentioned in this article, such as Violent ‘Grow Rips’, are caused by the failed policy of prohibition. Remember alcohol prohibition. It didn't work and neither does cannabis prohibition.
It's time to legalize & regulate the cannabis market. Yes, Washington State and Colorado are taking and leading a much more sensible approach to cannabis in the U.S.A. and B.C. can do the same.
I would encourage all Nelson area citizens to help decriminalize cannabis in BC! Join us at http://SensibleBC.ca/
Must have carried over from my stint with the Ecological Enquirer. You know, risqué paparrazi shots of Yogi Bear, the inside scoop on permiscuous alpha sparrows "mingling" with the betas, papa beaver leaves his family high and dry again, the usual sensational stuff that, yes, distracts from the nuts and bolts of the serious business of nature, it's true...
Since then I've really come to understand how much better dry, academic papers get the public interested in ecology and inspire people to understand nature.
In this case, for at least for as long as I've been in town, it's been widely believed that a lynx lived on Link's Line, to the point that lots of folks think it's "Lynx Line" and not a run named after a guy.
As for what else that squat little smudge with a white eye stripe in the photograph could be, denned up high on a mountain on it's own? Any suggestions for other possibilities, have at 'er!
Sure, if a title is meant to garner a little interest, but "shattering a legend," is what you consider sensational tabloidism, next time I'll be sure to title it "Remote image on Link's Line has appearance of Gulo gulo, not Lynx canadensis as previously surmised" and we can all feel properly objective and scientific. Thanks for the tip.
Ok, very cool that there is possibly a wolverine on the mountain, would have been nice to see the article a lot less sensationalized tabloid-ish!!
Paul Martin addressed these very same issues among native peoples. Unfortunately, it was scrapped by Harper with the help of Jack Layton.
Get a copy of the Accord and get a hold of Paul Martin. Now that's serious thought.
On another note, even individuals from good families go astray. Just try intervening and see what happens. None of this is simple. It is a multifaceted social concern that requires leadership from the top.
And, yes, it takes a village.
And, yes, the first step towards recovery is the individual's free will to change.
Mr. Carrel's words:
"This does not mean that adult individuals bear no responsibility for their own lives and that of their children. What I am suggesting is that the responsibility for the forming and conditioning of an adult person rests on society more so than it does on the individual. Poverty, neglect, and abuse are conditions with a perpetual and distinct attribute. Those who manage to escape from such dehumanizing conditions, to break away from the vicious circles into which they were born are the exception, not the rule."
If you don't believe that society/community is partly to blame, then why are so many native people doing so poorly? You must have an explanation for that. Studies show that people thrive in societies where people take responsibility for one another's welfare and that the reverse is true in 'pull yourself up by your own bootstraps' communities. It's easy to say that it's an 'individual decision', but that's too simple.
Or reverse the question: why are white people, on average, doing better than native people? Is it because we're naturally stronger individuals or is it because the deck has been stacked in our favour...by society and history?
This is a really important question and I hope you give it serious thought.
Poverty and discrimination
“Treating people as servants of the global market leads to forsaking them on social and racial grounds.”
If only the remedy were that easily identified and applied. It’s not.
Discrimination and social inequity is not new to BC or Canada. What made the difference for some was their individual decision to overcome inequities through work that provided a stable home environment and possibilities for their children through education and work.
Work allowed people to earn money to pay for their shelter and food as well as contribute to social programs such as healthcare.
Even those who were not able bodied to work, contributed in their own way by remaining law abiding and positive.
Today, with the proliferation of illegal drugs, the troubled become even more troubled turning to drug dealing, violence, theft, pimping and prostitution to pay off drug debts. Society hasn’t forgotten them. They have forgotten their own humanity.
Ms Miranda Holmes writes pretty good, however the editor obviously doesn't have the same skill. Surely you mean "this is an unfortunate" work of fiction by Miranda Holmes? ...and I'm not sure what the "fiction" is - that a rural reporter knows vastly more about the world than the Prime Minister elected by a plurality of Canadians in the last 3 (or is it 4?) elections? Grow up folks, this juvenile kind of rant attracts people to the Conservative agenda by default.
This little tid-bit reads like just another anti Harper, Liberal tirade. Maybe it will go better for your little group in the next election. In the mean time, take an asprin and call someone in the morning.
Go to http://www.facebook.com/powdermag?v=app_153839431317646&rest=1 to vote for Rossland/Nelson. Vote every 24 hours - this time the contest goes for 6 days. Get everyone to vote! This one's a matter of national ski pride!
Did someone come along to rescue you from your self inflicted wounds?
Regardless, peace and best wishes for the new year.
I think we have more than enough freeloaders in government now maybe we should vote in children, we have spoiled children now, could it be any worse? And to think these so called responsible dunces are representing Canada.
There are some valid reasons for governing institutions to withhold information from the people who pay their salaries and stipends. But far more commonly secrecy is used to conceal mealfeasance and incompetence.
There would be far less staff time used handling freedom-of-information requests if secrecy was only applied for limited, clearly defined, and clearly valid reasons, such as protecting personal information about an employee.
One of the most shameful of the many shameful attitudes of recent councils has been the condemnation of councillors who have to resort to freedom-of-information to get the information they need to do their jobs, information the other councillors would need to do their jobs if they were not so determined to have staff do all their homework and all their thinking for them.
may have contributed to the decision-making. Shame.
Reading this article by Alex Atamanenko should give all peaceminded people encouragement. If enough of us want to see our country focus on a peace keeping mandate rather than a waring mandate, just like in Costa Rica we can make it happen. Let's get behind Bill 373 and support the work of Alex and his NDP collegues in promoting the proposal for a Department of Peace in our Canadian Parliament. Anyone wanting to sign a petition or get others to sign please contact Barry Nelson at bandw1@telus.net or 250-352-2704 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
250-352-2704 FREE end_of_the_skype_highlighting and I can send you a petition that has already been vetted by the government that Alex will be able to present in parliament.
We have such a strong history as peace keepers and there are many leaders still working on promoting a culture of peace in our country. Therefore we already have people ready to support such a ministry in our government.
The next level of the Powder magazine is on NOW! Voting ends tonite.
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Forget Nietzsche, Charles, a chat with Rousseau may recharge your political batteries.
"The legislative power is the heart of the State, the executive power is its brain, which gives movement to all parts. The brain can fall into paralysis and the individual still lives. A man remains an imbecile and lives; but as soon as the heart has ceased its functions, the animal is dead." (Of the Social Contract, Book 3, [261]).
All our governments - they are neither conservative nor liberal, they all suffer from progressive authoritarianism - the brain rules. Their brains are on a course that will eventually kill the heart. They may well succeed, and when they do, historians will be writing about western politics of the 21st century by referring to the "American Spring" or the "Western Spring" or some such spring as we refer to the Arab Spring.
You need not be elected to be engaged in politics, you can write. So keep writing.
The Story of Your Enslavement
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Why not add a Minister of Mediation e.g Mediator General of Canada?
I totally agree with your comment. If I have any criticism about it (just can't leave well enough alone) it is that the money, the pork, is a lesser problem compared to the damage the practice does to the respect and ethics essential to the craft not only of journalism, but also of diplomacy and democratic politics.
The conflict of interest guidelines in the Canadian Association of Journalists' ethics guidelines are weak in this respect, they should be reviewed by the profession in view of the examples given in your essay.
http://www.caj.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Ethics-Guidelines.pdf
Re: thumbs. There appears to be some childishness going on here.