When I first came to Canada, I was told by proud Canadians that the country is unique: “Everybody is polite; no protests; and no class action law suites. Not like across the border.” Yet this week I have been contacted by Canadian lawyers seeking a technical specialist to help them start a class action law [...]
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Smelly Anti-Coal-Mining Protests
Posted in About the news, British Columbia, Coal, tagged Coal, compliane coal cooperation, mining, port alberni, raven underground on May 25, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Mining History & Grandkids
Posted in Africa, British Columbia, Gold, Mining history, tagged East Geduld, free state, grandkids, kids, mining, South Africa, welcome on May 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
An ordinary weekend preceding a Monday holiday. And yet extraordinary if you think hard about it.
Teck, BC Ballet, and Bliss
Posted in British Columbia, opera, tagged ballet, BC, bliss, glass, mozart, ravi shankar, resources, Teck on May 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We thanks another mining company for supporting the arts in British Columbia. Teck Resources is listed as a Corporate Partner of Ballet BC in the program for last night’s ballet, Bliss.
Guidelines for Groundwater Modeling at Mines
Posted in British Columbia, consulting, Hydrology and hydraulics, tagged British Columbia, groundwater, modeling, rgc, srk on April 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
There are many guidelines for groundwater modeling. Up until now there has been nothing specific to mining. Now that is changed. At this link is a guidance document specific to groundwater modeling for mines.
Fisherman’s Trail in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve by Bike
Posted in British Columbia, tagged bicycle, fisherman's trail. lower seymour conservation reserve on April 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
In this house are eight bicycles. Five are small and kept for the grandkids when they come visiting in summer. Three are mine. First there is the Trek road bike: it is white& light; soft to the touch & responsive to the merest pressure as you fly along the asphalt. Second is the town bike: [...]
Lully: Armide and Atys.
Posted in British Columbia, opera, tagged armide, atys, banjo, fabrizion bezzini, french opera, granville island, lully, philippe quinault on April 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Today, Easter Sunday, a long bike ride around the city, to Granville Island. There I listened to a solitary banjo player strumming his simple tunes. I bought his CD and chatted awhile to him. His name is Fabrizio Bezzini; he is from Italy; a friend got him to Appalachia; he found the banjo; and now [...]
The Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve by Bike
Posted in British Columbia, health, tagged bicycle, capilano university, lower seymour conservation reserve, movie school, North Vancouver, riding on April 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday and today I did nearly sixty kilometres on my road bicycle up the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve in North Vancouver. Perfect weather prompted and aided this. Well maybe, for it rained yesterday as I rode up the hills still topped with snow and drove the bike between the cold, tall trees and spots of [...]
Mining Impact Benefit Agreements
Posted in Australia and New Zealand, British Columbia, Community relations, First Nations, North America, Policy and procedure, tagged First Nations, IBA, impact benefit agreement, John Hart on March 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I received an email stating that a Technology Review I wrote had just been put up on the InfoMine website. Now, I haven’t had the chance to write many reviews so I am a little proud this as it is the first to be lovingly loaded onto a server somewhere. As I’m sure you [...]
Mining MBAs, LLBs, and LLMs. How to become a mining lawyer and/or director.
Posted in British Columbia, Jobs and Salaries, Law (Mining), mining, North America, tagged laurentian university, llb, llm, MBA, mining, UBC, york university on March 16, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Two Canadian universities offer Mining MBAs. York University, Schulich School of Business has announced as follows:
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