The province is introducing amendments to the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act that will almost certainly reduce the number of seats in northern B.C. while increasing […]
John Rustad
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The closure of the Paper Excellence pulp mill in Mackenzie has renewed Liberals’ criticism of the NDP government’s handling of the forest industry in B.C. […]
There was another demonstration in front of the provincial Legislature Tuesday, although not quite as raucous as last week’s rally. The B.C. Forestry Alliance Save […]
In what was likely an unprecedented day in Victoria protestors blocked access to the Legislature today shortly before the government was scheduled to read the […]
Nechako Lakes MLA, and former Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, has weighed in on the Unist’ot’en blockade in his riding. He posted the following […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS Writer’s Block Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad has been an outspoken critic of Forests Minister Doug Donaldson … to put it mildly. […]
The opposition B.C. Liberals have given Premier John Horgan suggestions for helping the forest industry deal with the recent spate of mill closures and temporary […]
Louisiana Pacific has announced an indefinite shut down of its Peace Valley oriented strand board plant in Fort St. John on August 9. The shut […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca John Rustad served as Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation for four years and both the Gidimt’en and Unist’ot’en camps are […]
With several Interior forest companies announcing layoffs and/or temporary shut downs, Liberal MLAs say the NDP government isn’t doing enough to help. Declining log prices […]
Northern Liberal MLAs are welcoming yesterday’s announcement of a northern B.C. service, but are concerned that a more long term solution remains uncertain. “My colleagues […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca With the possibility of restricting oil to British Columbia raised in the Alberta throne speech last week, Nechako Lakes MLA John […]
Open letter to Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad After reading your comments about Site C in the PG Daily News, Nov. 3, 2017, I […]
Nechako Lake MLA John Rustad says Wednesday’s British Columbia Utilities Commission report on the Site C dam project was biased from the very beginning. […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca Forests Minister Doug Donaldson met with members of the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association in Kamloops this morning to discuss issue of ranchers […]
Opposition leader Rich Coleman today released critic roles for the BC Liberal caucus. “We have an incredibly strong and experienced team in place to hold […]
Inside Today – Click to read Feds, province help business case for beef processing in P.G. Ball fields closed until Saturday Bond, Rustad, Morris to […]
A land transfer agreement with the province supports new cultural, social and economic opportunities for the Haisla Nation, while advancing reconciliation with the First Nation. […]