What else are you suppose to say to the goose that lays the golden eggs!

What a stupid comment!!!1

Ok...we need to change the rules. In order to be leader or premier in our province you must at least hold an elected seat.

LOL!!!....good one He spoke...true too!
And I also agree with Mercenary!

Give her a few minutes guys.
it will happen in the First by-election.

Being on Chritie's side won't help your re-election campaign Danno

Dan is starting to sound a little desperate about the WIC.

Just a couple of thoughts on this. Pat and Shirley backed the runner up in the leadership race, even if they are in the new cabinet, the WIC might not be that high on Christy's priority list.

If it does get the go ahead I sure hope that Christy has the good sense to have it built at UNBC.where it should be. This would also avoid all the controversy surrounding the PG Hotel.

Does the premier get to choose everything?? Since when?? Seems to me there is a caucus and a Legislature--or is that old school and we really don't have a democracy?

The premier does not make all spending decisions but will set tone and general direction of spending priorities. For example, she mentioned support for families numerous times in her acceptance speach, which could mean less money for items like the WIC.

what a brown noser. She won't be around that long believe me.

I understand that it is very important to fight to retain as much tax dollars in our community as possible,I can also see why taxes will always increase, along with user fees,etc..Almost everything that is built or done is tied to taxes.You get all these one-third,one-third,one-third deals,and rarely anything constructed is all private money.So we have Dan drooling in City Hall about the new Premier,because he may be able to procure more tax funds for a Wood Innovation Centre,that can be displayed in time for the 2015 Winter Games,which is another tax sucking exercise.Can these people actually attract any worthwhile private investment?Oh boy are we in trouble!

Clark has a huge problem on her hands.
If she cuts the Campbell heavyweights out of her new cabinet,they will be gunning for her.
She should make no mistake about that.
As will many of the Liberal's powerful corporate friends.
Despite the smiling faces from the other candidates,they are not really very happy.
Particularly the likes of Kevin Falcon, who wanted the job so bad he could taste it...and almost got it.
He now knows that if Clark falls on her face,he is the man.
These people have the power and connections to make her renewed political life,a living hell.
Clark knows that.
But if she puts them all back into cabinet,her promises of change will be viewed as simply more Liberal spin and manipulation.
More of the same, and the best thing that ever happened to the NDP.
It could cost her the next B.C.election if she handles it wrong.
She is fighting a no winner, but hey,she asked for it.
As well,she has made some promises to the voters of B.C. and if she doesn't follow through,her career could be very short indeed.
Right now,she isn't trusted(and rightly so)...she has to earn that trust,and she cannot do that with Campbell and his minions looking over her shoulder.
Campbell's offer to help her out in her new job was about the last thing she needed.
What she really needs right now,is distance from the old guard.
Many of the voters want the old Campbell guard gone from government lock,stock,and barrel.
The true test of how big her family jewels are will come when she announces her new cabinet.
Her career as Premier could very well be won and lost according to who she chooses to surround herself with.
It's going to be very interesting...and a bit nasty.

To attract private investment you must have the location ... and then the location ... and when those two are taken care of ... look at location ....

Location in relation to:

1. acccess to natural resources - forests, minerals, hydro/wind energy, cultural and recreational (for tourism industry)

2. access to other feedstock (such as existing industry)

3. access to workers

4. access to transportation/communication

5. cost of services

6. acceptable lifestyle choices for workers

In my view the purpose of municipal and regional governments is to ensure that they remain viable by providing the conditions which would cause a private investor to locate in your community rather than another.

THAT is what is going on right now. The only question in my mind becomes where are the limited funds we have best spent?

Some of the above conditions simply exist or they do not. Nothing much we can do about it if they do not exist.

"Mayor Says City Looks Forward to Working with Christy Clark" on ways to further drain taxpayers bank accounts.

How does one spell "revolt" in Egyptian?

"1.acccess to natural resources-forests, minerals, hydro/wind energy, cultural and recreational (for tourism industry) 2.access to other feedstock (such as existing industry 3.access to workers 4.access to transportation/communication 5.cost of services 6.acceptable lifestyle choices for workers."

We have a lot to offer as far as the above six points are concerned. If some of them need to be improved, we can work on that. We try to attract investments, both private and others which are partially private and government funded.

We are fortunate, indeed.

When you say,"We try to attract investments,both private and others",which one are you Prince George,a politician or power broker in the city?If you are either, you suck at attracting independent private investment downtown.Don't give me this crap about the Keg,as I know they are making a huge re-investment in the downtown which is awesome,but they were already here!We have all these departments such as the City,IPG,Downtown Business Association,Real Estate Brokers,etc.and so little to show in the way of downtown development.I just think one has to go,in order to save the citizens of Prince George from being overburdened with taxes!

I did not mention the Keg, but since you did I like to say that yes, it was already here but I think that in order for it to continue as a viable business it HAD to be renovated. Actually I agree with you that inspite of the years of expensive studies and forming of more and different well paid associations amazingly little has been accomplished. Sometimes it can be a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth, especially when no one has a real good recipe.

Once the city encouraged and allowed key new businesses to established far outside the traditional core it bought itself the problem of a comatose downtown.

I myself go there only when I absolutely have to, which is only very few times in a year.

It's going to take a lot of effort and money to breathe life back into the core area.

Our money as well.

I understand when the East Side Marios was gonna be built, they wanted it bigger but the city disallowed it. When the Husky station out in the BC Rail site was rebuilt , again the Husky folks asked the city if they could enlarge the restaurant. City said no. Recently the oil change place near the Hart Drugs wanted to build a car wash. The city said no. Where is Fabricland? More importantly a town this size without one? Rumour has it they were offered the Saan store at the Hart Mall IF they fixed the roof. Fabricland refused. Now the Saan store is used once a year for a "haunted house" on Halloween. How appropriate. Please feel free to correct me, update me, or prove me wrong. Better yet, start yer own rumours.