Since 2007, BC Hydro and Fortis have become the blunt instruments of public policy
Column from Penticton Western News publisher Mark Walker
Decisions about investments of the scale of an expanded PRH are not made on the basis of demand and return on investment
Supreme Court rules that if someone fears harm, no proof of harm is required to bring about the full force of the law
Budget identifies $1.1 billion in waste and government finds new places to waste it
Neither provincial party is, or should be particularly concerned about the climate. There is too much money at stake
B.C. residents wrong to think we have less to worry about regarding our financial situation compared to U.S.
American voters have discovered under Obama they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury
Over the past three decades, municipalities in B.C. have generally misspent property taxes, on non-essential programs and services
Thirty years is a long time for an annual event to survive. Ironman Canada did more than survive in Penticton; it prospered
B.C. premier's handling of the Northern Gateway pipeline shows her inexperience
B.C. government realizing that move to alternative energy carries a high cost, financially and politically
Penticton Western News publisher Mark Walker exmas the problems with Princeton hospital and health care.
The prevailing and distorted view of our history is one that suggests Canada’s founders celebrated social democracy and collectivist notions
B.C. NDP relying more heavily on public sector and teachers unions, along with radical environmentalists
B.C. premier shouldn't see Conservatives as a bigger threat than the NDP
The defining legacy of prime minister Trudeau has stripped away many of the freedoms Canadians once enjoyed
Premier Clark needs to take a more business-friendly approach to stem threat from B.C. Conservatives
Robocall scandal is the mainstream media's idea of a vast Conservative conspiracy
Union's demands do little to serve the needs of their membership