Archive of Events

27-OCT-2004 - Shaw TV's "Voice of B.C." show, on Shaw Cable at 8 p.m., will be about the Assembly and its work. Host Vaughn Palmer's guests will be Gordon Gibson, the initial architect of the Assembly, and Ian McKinnon, former senior civil servant and former president of a national public opinion research company. You can also see the show repeated on Shaw Cable on Saturday at 10 a.m. and on Sunday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

25-OCT-2004 - At 6:45 a.m., Assembly members Julie Boehmer and Brad Yee will be on CBC Radio's Early Morning Show (host: Rick Cluff), at AM-690 on your dial.  Assembly members Wendy Bergerud and Darren Van Reyen are guests on CBC Radio's On the Island show (host: David Grierson) at 7:15 a.m. Based in Victoria, the show is heard on CBC all over Vancouver Island.  Members Ann Davis and Norm Womacks are on Phil Johnson’s radio show on CKFR Kelowna at 8:10. Assembly member Shoni Field is on the Bill Good show on CKNW (AM980) and the Corus radio network in B.C. at 8:30 a.m. At 9 a.m., Assembly member Tom Townrow hits a student audience on the B.C. Institute of Technology radio station. And at 12:10 p.m. in the afternoon, Assembly members Jill Reilly and Craig Henschel are guests on CBC Radio's B.C. Almanac (host: Mark Forsythe). At 4 p.m., member Michael Pritchard will be a guest on CBC Radio's All Points West program (host: Jo-Ann Roberts). Produced in Victoria, the show is heard all over B.C. on CBC Radio One. At 6 p.m., member Darren Van Reyen is on VI's TV  News. Member Anna Rankin will be on CBC Radio's national As it Happens show tonight, some time between 6:30 and 8 p.m. And at 8:05 p.m, Ken Carty, the Assembly's director of research, is on NightlineBC (host: Michael Smyth) on CKNW (AM980) and the Corus radio network in B.C.

25-OCT-2004 - Assembly chair Jack Blaney is a guest on the Rafe Mair radio show on CKBD-AM600 in the Lower Mainland. Starting at 9 a.m., Rafe will devote an hour to the decision reached Sunday by the Assembly on its basic recommendation, and will take calls from listeners.

24-OCT-2004 - Assembly members vote on the basic recommendation they will make to the people of B.C. -- whether B.C. should stick with the current electoral system or whether voters should consider a new one. This concludes the fourth weekend of their "Deliberation Phase", leading to a final report that must be produced by December 15. Meetings take place at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 West Hastings Street, Vancouver. The agenda today runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

23-OCT-2004 - Assembly members begin the fourth weekend of their "Deliberation Phase", leading to a final report that must be produced by December 15. Meetings take place at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 West Hastings Street, Vancouver. The agenda today runs from 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m.

22-OCT-2004 - In Kelowna, Assembly chair Jack Blaney is a phone-in guest on Phil Johnson's "TalkABOUT" show on Kelowna radio station CKFR-1150AM. The show runs from 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Jack will be on at 8:10, and Phil will take calls from listeners.

17-OCT-2004 - Assembly members wrap up the third weekend of their "Deliberation Phase", leading to a final report that must be produced by December 15. Meetings take place at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 West Hastings Street, Vancouver. The agenda today runs from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

16-OCT-2004 - Assembly members begin the third weekend of their "Deliberation Phase", leading to a final report that must be produced by December 15. Meetings take place at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 West Hastings Street, Vancouver. The agenda today runs from 9 a.m. through 4:30 p.m.

13-OCT-2004 - Assembly chair Jack Blaney is guest speaker at The Canadian Club of Vancouver. Wednesday 13 October at the Crowne Plaza-Hotel Georgia, 801 West Georgia Street, Vancouver. Luncheon at 12:00 noon, speaker at 12:30. Open to public and media; non-member cost is $48.15 including GST. Pre-registration is required, with a deadline of Monday 11 October. You can register by calling 604-601-5101 or e-mail ssu@telus.net.

28-SEP-2004 - Citizens' Assembly chair Jack Blaney speaks to the Vancouver Rotary Club. Luncheon, noon, at the Terminal City Club, 837 West Hastings Street, downtown Vancouver. Open to public and media. Guests $25; please register in advance via 604-682-8393.