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dude. I have no idea what your talking about with my family members shutting down forums and banning people.. i doubt they even have forum accounts.

I have no idea who you are. And this shows just how little you know about me. I doubt we have even met. (but I wouldn’t know because you won’t even take me up on my offer to buy you a beer)

so.. leave my family out of whatever vendetta you have against me. They have nothing to do with whatever your problems are that you seem to have with me.

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yes you should….

but would you?

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if you are interested you can host the petition at the toque too. sign up as a canvasser at http://www.fighthst.com or go see Sher at naked earth pottery.

and now for a message from former premier and leader of the Fight HST petition – Bill Vanderzalm:

Despite the government’s attempts to make it seem like the HST is a done deal, nothing could be further from the truth (I know – you’re shocked to hear this government may not be telling the truth again)

They said the HST was a done deal when they signed the agreement with Ottawa nine months ago. Then they said it was a done deal in December when Ottawa passed the federal legislation in Parliament. Now, they’re saying it is a done deal with the legislation removing the PST this past week.

But what can be enacted by government, can be repealed. We have known that part of their ‘trick’ was to spread out the passage of this new tax as long as they could to try to thwart your efforts to stop it – that is why our petition is to REPEAL the HST. The bill you are signing when you sign the anti-HST Initiative petition is to cancel the HST Agreement BC signed with Ottawa last year.

By successfully completing the Initiative petition, we will be forcing the government to either vote to cancel the HST Agreement, thereby repealing the HST, or put the question to a province wide referendum.

And just so you know, the HST was implemented in Saskatchewan in 1989, and two years after it was in effect, it was REPEALED by a new government, and the provincial sales tax reinstated. It’s not rocket science – its called democracy. And the HST is not a “done deal” until the people decide it is.

85% of British Columbians in poll after poll have said they reject this tax. The Citizen Initiative is our only chance to stop it.

Nothing has changed. Our strategy to defeat this hated tax remains the same – complete the first successful petition in BC and Canadian history, and force the government to rescind this hated sales tax. If they vote against the people’s wishes as expressed in the legislation presented to them – then we will begin Phase II of our plan – RECALL.

Some have said it will only take the recall of 7 MLAs to bring down the government. We believe it may take the recall of only one MLA to stop this government – the premier himself. But that decision is up to Premier Campbell. He can prevent his own Recall by listening to the people, and repealing his hated tax.

Our Citizen Initiative petition will give him that chance. And even though we have already gathered over 50% of the signatures required to complete the petition in only 3 weeks, we still need to finish the job.

Don’t let this gang of undemocratic frauds take away your vote. We need to keep getting signatures for the petition until we have achieved the 15% threshold in every riding.

This has become about much more than simply defeating a Hated Sales Tax. It is a battle of the people vs. their own government.

And there can only be one winner if democracy in BC is to survive.

We are going to be that winner.

Thank you and God bless,
Bill Vander Zalm
Leader, Fight HST

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well mikes. if you wouldn’t be so scared about revealing who you really are I (and many others) would stay away from your house. But you wouldn’t want to have people actually knowing that this is you blabbing your face all over the internet would you…

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so.. big government and all there lemming supporters say that the HST will SAVE us money.

Well here’s the test. RCR (proud BC liberal supporter) should tow the party line and reduce their prices…… there saving so much money by not paying any PST… so they will pass those savings on to the consumers. Right? thats the pro HST story. Will it ring true?

If it doesn’t, we know that HST is a scam (not that we don’t already)

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come on now. Bill is a snowboarder. He would never wear a smith goggle and helmet.

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Great Article!

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If you read our comments you will see that we are not opposing this new mine. We have commented that more studies need to be done to understand the potential cumulative effects that this mine will have in relation to existing operations, specifically how selenium levels may increase.

Wildsight understands that the coal that is mined from the elk valley is primarily metallurgical coal used to make steel. And we know that there is not alternative. Which is why we aren not outright opposing mining in the Elk Valley…. only asking for stricter environmental protections be in place.

If this were a thermal electrial coal mine it would be a totally different ball game. I don’t know about you but I don’t want our mountains ripped down to be burned to create dirty power when there are so many other clean options.

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Thanks for your feedback young local.

We offered these (pretty generic) comments as a suggestion of what people could offer as comments if they didn’t have the time to review the hundreds of pages of documents. Those who do trust wildsight could choose to use our suggested comments, and anyone was free to make their own comments.

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you can see the comments made during this round of public input on the Application Information Requirements.

http://bit.ly/ao5inT

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someone explained it on OurFernie:

"The HST has to be applied to any sales made after May 1st, if the service being purchased will be provided after the July 1st implementation date. Therefore, if you purchase your pass for next year before April 30th, you don’t have to pay the HST that would be due, but if you wait until after May 1st, you do.

Sounds like they didn’t explain it very well, but it’s not a scam."

that being said. The HST petition will be rolling around Fernie shortly. Stay tuned for that and be sure you sign it so that you can save 7% on your ski pass for years to come, and 7% on groceries, and bikes, and newspapers, and eating out. etc etc etc.

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RECCOMENDED COMMENTS TO MAKE:

More analysis of potential increased release of Selenium is needed before new mining should proceed. The impact of increased levels of selenium in the Elk River watershed from existing operations must be more fully understood prior to environmental certificates being awarded to any new mining operations.

More emphasis should be placed on evaluating the cumulative effects that these proposed mines will add to the watershed in the context of the ongoing impact from all of Teck’s existing operations and taking into account other proposed and planned forestry, mining and oil and gas extraction and exploration activities in the Elk River watershed. This study should be co-sponsored by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency.

In Section B2.8 wildlife connectivity impacts MUST be assessed. Special considerations must be made for listed (SARA and COSEWIC) species, especially Canadian Lynx and Grizzly Bear as well as Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep.

This project should be required to undergo a complete full panel review under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.

The public comment form is here – http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca/feedback/LineC … tions.html

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I work very closely and have great respect for Harvey Locke. Harvey is from Calgary and Banff. Not New York. –
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Locke

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There has been alot of untruths spread about the proposed park in the Flathead. The facts are:

1. It is only proposed for ONE THIRD of the valley. The part farthest away from Fernie.

2. The proposed waterton park completion is proposed to be a wilderness area. Which means no development outside of tent sites and outhouses.

3. While guide outfitters would be affected they would be compensated and would be allowed long transitions for their territory. I believe the outfitters around the recent Nahanni park expansion were compensated and given 20 years to transition to a new territory.

Not a common mistruth. But just for clarification. You can ski anywhere you want in a National Park. And harvey pass is not in the proposed park area. Far outside it in fact.

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Its true. The wildlife is thriving in the flathead. Alot of this has to due with the huge protected area of Waterton-Glacier in Alberta and Montana that is feeding the areas outside of it. Thats why I believe that it is a good idea to complete the complex so that it can continue to function to its highest potential.

Doug, You have pointed out the mcdougall wildlife sanctuary before. Yes it is there, but it is tiny. not sure of its exact size, but its not much more than 5 acres. It is so small it hardly even shows up on maps. To say that this tiny sanctuary is sufficient for all of southeastern british columbia is a joke.

you say that "the missing piece" is designated as a provincial wilderness area. This is not true. Current motorized restrictions are proposed to be amended to open numerous side roads and tembec is planning to build new roads for new logging operations this summer. And the mining ban, while great, could easily be changed at any moment, just as was done to the previously established southern rockies wildlife management area. (yes, there is akamina kishinena provincial park. its shaped like a horse shoe and runs along the mountaintops and does not extend into valley bottoms where logging has occurred and motorized access is loosely controlled.)

Wouldn’t it be nice to have just one little chunk in our corner of british columbia permanently protected? Safe from the government of the days land use decisions. A place for quiet recreation set aside forever?

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