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Finance committee report shows some progress, but there’s still a lot missing in the recommendations
For the last three months, BC’s Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services has been gathering input from across the province in advance of the February 2009 provincial budget. The […]
Municipal elections: make your vote count
Across BC, municipal election campaigns have moved into high gear as voters get ready to mark their ballots on November 15th. For some voters the prospect of yet another election […]
Fair Employment Week, October 27-31, 2008
Across Canada, post-secondary educators are marking this week as Fair Employment Week. Faculty and staff in every region are working to build awareness and support for our push to get […]
First agreement at private language school: FPSE’s organizing strategy at work
This week faculty at the recently organized Language Studies Canada (LSC) unanimously ratified a tentative collective agreement. The two-year agreement was negotiated by representatives from the LSC faculty along with […]
Cranbrook newspaper highlights problems at College of the Rockies
By Gerry Warner, Townsman Staff There were some touching moments and some interesting revelations at a meeting of the provincial Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services in Cranbrook […]
Invest budget surplus says FPSE President
Post-secondary operating grants are not keeping pace with basic needs says Cindy Oliver “BC has the fiscal capacity to strengthen access to post-secondary education,” said Cindy Oliver, President of the […]
Latest poll shows problems for BC Liberals
The old adage of “may you live in interesting times” has never been truer than will be the case for BC politics this Fall. The BC Liberals were on the […]
Big news in cabinet shuffle
Provincial cabinet shuffles don’t rank as the most exciting news event. When it does become a news story, it’s usually because someone gets dropped from Cabinet or downgraded to a […]