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Regional Autonomy & Community Ownership: BC MLA Corky Evans says ‘farewell’

Thumbnail image for Regional Autonomy & Community Ownership: BC MLA Corky Evans says ‘farewell’ March 24, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

The following is the farewell speech from British Columbia M.L.A. Corky Evans on the subject of his retirement from the legislature. I’ve followed Evan’s career with interest, and it is clear that his political philosophy embodies much of our own at the New Resilient. Conrad St. James Evans has always been a fierce advocate for [...]

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Public libraries: the recession barometer?

January 25, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

One of the few institutions that thrive in recession times is the public library. Understandably, public library use goes up when people can’t afford to buy books, or have a lot of spare time on their hands thanks to being laid off (or both).
In Calgary, the land of the boom, the public library system had [...]

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