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Canada bans all trade to and from Iran
IRANIAN Canadians on the North Shore are expressing mixed views as the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has announced it will ban all imports and exports between Canada and Iran.
MP challenges party whip's grip
West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country MP John Weston was one of 10 MPs in Ottawa who recently opposed the iron grip held by government parties over who can say what in Parliament.
BC's beauty in eye of beholder
British Columbia politicians love to proclaim themselves to be living in the most beautiful place on Earth.
They are more than backdrops
British Columbia politicians love to proclaim themselves to be living in the most beautiful place on Earth.
MP Weston explains opposition to Fin Donnelly's shark bill
In response to Michele Davies' March 28 letter, Ask Your MP to Vote for Bill Banning Shark Fin Import, regarding Bill C-380, I congratulate Fin Donnelly for raising awareness of an important issue in the sustainability of fisheries. I admire MPs who force important public debate about such issues.
Ask your MP to vote for bill banning shark fin import
It has come to my attention that John Weston, MP West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, says he may not vote in favour of Bill C-380 that would ban the importation of shark fins into Canada.
MLA travel expenses top $80,000
THE North Shore's four MLAs racked up slightly more than $81,000 in travel expenses during nine months of conducting government business last year.
Third North Shore riding includes North Burnaby
THE North Shore is poised to have three MPs in Ottawa after the next federal election, including one tasked with representing both North Burnaby and the eastern side of the North Shore.
Redraw the lines
WITH due respect to Justice John Hall, chairman of the B.C. Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission, there is a not so "difficult to think of" alternative to the creation of a Burnaby North-Seymour riding. And it would be a far better choice for the vast majority of North Vancouver and Burnaby voters affected by the present arbitrary lines on a map.
Not always a bed at Youth Safe House
THE North Shore Youth Safe House had to turn away more at-risk youth than it could accommodate in 2012.
WV represented at Mex. inauguration
UNLIKE some of his constituents, West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country MP John Weston returned from a trip to Mexico last week without a suntan.
Veterans receive the support they need
We would like to respond to the letter published Nov. 16, MPs Forget Forces' Treatment.
Weston a fan of FIPA with China
MEMBER of Parliament John Weston is robustly defending Canada's new bilateral trade agreement with China, saying it represents a significant breakthrough with the Asian giant.
Whistler developing a community of writers
- 2012 Whistler Readers and Writers Festival, Oct. 12-14, Whistler, B.C. For more information and a full schedule of events visit theviciouscircle.ca.
Weston tables bill for national fitness day
WEST Vancouver's representative in Ottawa is calling for the creation of a new day to celebrate fitness, in a bid to turn around the country's decadeslong slide into inactivity.
Cycling for a cause
WEST Vancouver constables Glenn Marshall and Griffin Gillan and Const. Corey Abendroth, of North Vancouver RCMP, joined colleagues from across the Lower Mainland in a 900-kilometre bike ride this week as part of the annual Cops for Cancer Tour de Coast.
Weston talks federal policy with West Van council
CONSERVATIVE MP John Weston spoke to West Vancouver council Monday on the topic of oil pipelines, the federal government's decision to cut diplomatic ties with Iran and National Fitness Day.
