Beautiful British Columbia

Content about Greater Vancouver and British Columbia focusing on creativity, current social issues and livability.

By Richard Palberg

Richard Palberg
Exports
Bright numbers for import/export could be a mirage
biv.com - Chuck Chiang
Despite the latest statistics showing Canada’s import/export faring relatively well in the face of 2020’s pandemic-triggered economic upheaval, the …
2 days ago
Richard Palberg
British Columbia
Richmond to consider lowering speed limit along road popular with cyclists
richmond-news.com - Kirsten Clarke
Richmond will consider lowering the speed limit along a stretch of Ferguson Road, favoured by cyclists, to 30 km/h. City staff are recommending …
16 hours ago
Richard Palberg
Literacy
Nearly half of adult Canadians struggle with literacy — and that's bad for the economy | CBC Radio
CBC News - CBC Radio ·
Nearly half of Canada's population has a big roadblock ahead of them when it comes to post-pandemic economic recovery — and it's not the novel …
1 hour ago
Richard Palberg
John Horgan
Tourism sector fears “disastrous” effects if B.C. halts leisure travel from Alberta
biv.com - Glen Korstrom
B.C.’s tourism sector fears a major setback if the provincial government is able to somehow keep leisure travellers from crossing B.C.’s border with …
1 day ago
Richard Palberg
Science
The Blue Hour: A Stunning Illustrated Celebration of Nature’s Rarest Color
Brain Pickings by Maria Popova
“The day ends. The night falls. And in between… there is the blue hour.” Blue, Rebecca Solnit wrote in one of humanity’s most beautiful reflections on our planet’s primary hue, is “the color of solitude...
2 days ago