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Coast Guard closure in Kits, but money in Newfoundland
VANCOUVER/CKNW (AM980)
CKNW News Staff | Email news tips to nwnews@cknw.com
2/21/2013

The Harper government shut down the Kitsilano Coast Guard station on Tuesday, but today in Newfoundland, it has announced it's spending $6.6 million on a few buildings for the life boat station in Burin.

That station has been operating since 1973.

While promoting her new budget, the premier continues to speak out about the Kits bases' sudden closure, saying B.C. may be suffering because we are so far away from Ottawa.

"If any Member of Parliament from the government side would like a tour of our coast, I’d be happy to show them, and they can get out there and they can see how many citizens use it."

Christy Clark admits the only thing she can do to get the base re-opened is to try and persuade the feds their decision was wrong.

As well, St. John's Newfoundland will be the new headquarters for the new Atlantic region of the coast guard, which combines the old Maritime and Newfoundland regions.

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  1. taxed to death posted on 02/21/2013 11:44 AM
    its called Harpers slap in the face to CC & Co. for losing the HST...
    1. TonyB_0924 posted on 02/21/2013 04:14 PM
      @taxed to death It’s called a Harper slap to BC period
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  2. joes_2868 posted on 02/21/2013 12:19 PM
    taxed to death: Very good point.
  3. JohnM_9819 posted on 02/21/2013 12:47 PM
    Harper better be able to defend this move or the PC's will hear about it at the polls next time round.
  4. BOBF_5970 posted on 02/21/2013 01:09 PM
    so mr. harper...whatch ya goin' a do when there are no conservative mps from b.c. ?
    1. commonsense posted on 02/21/2013 05:23 PM
      @BOBF_5970 There will be Tory MPs from BC. Sorry to spill it to you.
  5. bctaxpayer posted on 02/21/2013 01:55 PM
    It appears that Harper is on his last term he don't give a hoot about BC never has and never will.
  6. MichaelD_10 posted on 02/21/2013 02:01 PM
    Problem with the Harper Conservatives is that they have a majority government. They were much more palatable with a minority government.

    The best governments Canada have ever had have been minority governments.
    1. HJDH posted on 02/22/2013 10:27 AM
      @MichaelD_10 I'd like to see a minority government in BC next time around.
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  7. MichaelD_10 posted on 02/21/2013 02:02 PM
    Except Joe's
  8. TonyB_0924 posted on 02/21/2013 04:19 PM
    Ha!!!What is that???? That orange glow coming over the Rocky’s ….
  9. SusanJ_2218 posted on 02/21/2013 04:22 PM
    Well know we know how Harper and the conservatives feel about BC.
    1. HJDH posted on 02/22/2013 10:28 AM
      @SusanJ_2218 Ottawa has no interest in BC, other than a tax base. It's time people in the west stopped being so idealistic and took a good look at our place in confederation!
  10. Vancouver Sucks posted on 02/21/2013 05:04 PM
    Time for this garbage pit federal government to be abolished. Harper is an ass.
  11. Borninapirateship posted on 02/21/2013 05:24 PM
    I wonder who will die first, as a result of this foolish closure of the Kitsilano Coast Guard base. Will it be a Liberal, a Conservative, a New Democrat? Will it be a tourist? It doesn't matter who it is, or what their political beliefs are. They will have been someone's son, daughter, mother or father, and the person(s) responsible for closing this base should be arrested as soon as it can be proven that this person died, as a result of the closure.

    These Conservatives are the scum of the Earth. Our only hope for democracy now lies with the largely unproven Federal NDP. They say all the right things. It's time we gave them a chance to prove themselves as a Federal Government.

    The Liberals already proved themselves to be quite corrupt, and were decimated federally. The Conservatives have shown a blatant disregard for democracy, and must also face extinction in "The House" ASAP. 2015 can't come soon enough!
    1. MichaelD_10 posted on 02/22/2013 12:28 PM
      @Borninapirateship If you or many like you think the federal NDP is the answer. This country really is in trouble. The best thing the Quebec NDP could do in my view is allow Quebec to leave Canada. So BC can suseed from this confederation.
  12. MichaelD_10 posted on 02/22/2013 12:16 PM
    It would be the best. Those maniacs we elect will have to convince more people before they enact some wonderful legislation that enriches their friends.
  13. joes_2868 posted on 02/23/2013 12:20 PM
    TonyB_0924: Pretty sad state of affairs when you keep shooting from the hip. You must learn to do your research. The "orange glow" pertains to Quebec only in regards to NDP!
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