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Three (3) Monday Speakers in the Okanagan-Shuswap Green Party's "GUEST PROFESSOR SERIES"  Watersheds, Food Security & Climate Change Science Soil & Water sources are threatened. From the Faculty of Land & Food Systems, UBC Professor Schreier (PhD) exposes nasty facts about environmental pollution. He explains how communities can manage water to offset the effects of agricultural intensification, urban expansion & competing demands. He takes a sobering look at food security in a world troubled with waste & climate turmoil. Dr. Hans Schreier Monday, February 27   Taxation, CEO Salaries & Leveling Income Inequality What are the OCCUPY people complaining about? A teacher of tax & public   Economics at UBC, Professor Hickey (PhD) reveals (in)equities and opportunities in Income Tax, HST & the International Financial Transaction Tax. He provides insights about corporate governance and offers tools for effective income distribution in a post-OCCUPY world where capitalism is reformed. Dr. Ross Hickey  Monday, March 12                                     Tarring the Spirit Bear: Pipelines, People & Profits What do Nigeria & Norway have in common with Canada? Specializing in Environmental & Natural Resource Economics, Professor Janmaat (PhD) challenges Canadian resource policy. He argues for the sustainable management of finite resources like the tar sands. He questions whether the true costing of the Northern Gateway is adequately considering the value of lost ecological services. Dr. John Janmaat Monday, April 2      hosted by Okanagan-Shuswap GREEN PARTY Association *****************************************************************

NORD Meeting January 4, 2012.

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Readers write: Can you please everyone?

 

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GVAC Special meeting - November 17, 2011

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A Letter from Bank of America - The Borowitz report

November 2, 2011

 

NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) – The following letter was sent today by Bank of America to all of its debit card customers:

Dear Valued Customer:

As most of you probably know by now, last month we instituted a $5 monthly fee for all of our debit card users. To say that what followed this decision was a shitstorm would be a massive understatement.

Considering that just three years earlier taxpayers had bailed us out with billions of their hard-earned dollars, it’s understandable that Bank of America was compared to a person who, as he is pulled from a burning building, turns and kicks the fireman in the nuts.

That’s why we are writing to you today with a simple message: “Our bad.” And to tell you that we are refunding the $5 to you, effective immediately. All you have to do is pay a simple, one-time $10 refund fee.

You can receive your refund online, or pick it up at your nearest Bank of America branch, where a teller will hand the money directly to you for a simple, one-time $15 handling fee.

If you do visit your branch, feel free to use any of our services, including our state of the art ballpoint pens and deposit slips. (Prices on request.)

Again, accept our apologies for instituting the debit card fee. We have learned our lesson, and we make this solemn promise: next time we squeeze money from you, we'll do it in a way you won’t notice.

Sincerely,

Bank of America

 

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All Candidate's Forum!

CRA PRESS RELEASE

The Coldstream Ratepayers Association wishes to announce its forthcoming All-Candidates Meetings in anticipation of the upcoming municipal election on November 19. These meetings will give the Coldstream public an opportunity to question all candidates for both Mayor and Council positions in Coldstream. The All-Candidates Meetings will be non-partisan and will be moderated to ensure all candidates have a chance to present their views to the public. Questions for the candidates will be encouraged but will be in a written form (on 3x5 cards) in order to prevent speech-making from the audience and give order to the proceedings.

The dates and times are as follows:

1) Thursday, October 27, from 7-9 PM at the Lavington Elementary School.
2) Tuesday, November 1, from 7-9 PM at the Coldstream Elementary School.
3) Monday, November 7, from 7-9:45 PM at the OK College Lecture Theatre (Room D310).

The Coldstream public is invited to attend and "meet and greet" the candidates just prior to the forums themselves at 6:30 PM on the dates specified.

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Ratepayers' Association News.

To Members (and former members) of the Coldstream Ratepayers Association

(CRA):

 

May I please ask for two or three of you to  volunteer tomorrow night

(Sept. 28) to help me set up for the CRA meeting at 7 PM at the Log

House on Kalavista Dr. You can park right outside the Log House itself.

Please be there by 6:30 PM.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Steve Heeren, Pres., CRA

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