Last week I wrote about how wineries in Manitoba and Ontario had complained to the Liquor Control Board about B.C. wineries selling their wines to private individuals in those provinces. Apparently this is illegal under the antiquated 1928 Liquor Act. B.C. wineries can ship their wines to individuals in the U.S. of A and around [...]
Victoria is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Too bad it is run by a City Council that can’t seem to keep it clean and safe. Instead of addressing the problem of beggars on every downtown corner the council decides to tackle business people engaged in legal trade. Victoria wants to shut [...]
When I was a kid I was a Saskatchewan Roughrider fan and my hero was Quarterback Ronnie Lancaster. Twenty years later I was working as a stringer and covering the B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League for United Press Canada. As a result I got an invitation to the CFL playoff dinner and there [...]