John Roston

The #Cowichan decision on aboriginal rights to land in #richmondbc is impacting the ability of specific landowners to sell or mortgage their properties. The #BCGovernment should provide guarantees that landowners will not suffer financially from any eventual settlement. #bcpoli

@WestcoastWood @StephenPunwasi @BIVnews A gimmick to let foreigners buy condos to revive the condo market when we should not be building condos. Instead we need purpose-built permanent rental housing which requires pre-zoning land for rental only to limit land prices and make rental profitable.

B.C. condo king Bob Rennie pitches incoming PM Mark Carney on foreign investment in rentals. Plan panned by @StephenPunwasi of Better Dwelling. Mr.Rennie told me he 'doesn't ******* care' what Punwasi thinks #vanre biv.com/news/real-esta… via @BIVnews

Trump's very real plan to annex Canada revealed in this New York Times article. Emulating Trump's hero Xi Jinping's plan to annex Taiwan. Trump will fabricate reasons for military intervention next. Americans are underestimating Trump. nytimes.com/2025/03/07/wor…

Trump is running a protection racket. Give me and I won’t burn your house down. Blackmailers always come back for more. Canada must confront him with an export tax on energy, potash and aluminum rebated to Canadian producers in compensation for lower exports.@RpsAgainstTrump

Outside the U.S. circus tent, Canadians are pivoting to the rest of the world. Tariffs or no tariffs, avoiding U.S. products, including electric vehicles, has become our major national pastime. See pluginrichmond.ca

@WestcoastWood “If a vote in the Legislative Assembly is tied, the Speaker has a casting vote” An NDP speaker means the Greens voting with the Conservatives would result in a 46 to 46 tie broken by the Speaker voting for the NDP. Yes?

The BC NDP have, for now, a majority #bcpoli government. But they need to designate a Speaker, (unless a Green or Con chimes up a la Plecas) who has a standing order not to cast deciding votes on legislation.

@xiong_daisy Congrats Daisy!

Some personal news - we welcomed our baby boy last month and I will be focusing on my role as a new mom in the next year 🤱 It has been a great experience reporting on the business community in B.C. and Canada, and I look forward to telling more stories when I return. #matleave

@TheRichmondNews Fabulous performance!

Richmond's Camryn Rogers wins gold at Paris Olympics dlvr.it/TBZqDB

On a chilly day, warming up at the Tesla fireplace while discussing EV charging with Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation @Josie_Osborne and Richmond-Steveston MLA @KellyRichmondBC who took photo.

We discussed subsidies for a home transfer switch that switches from the electrical grid to an EV battery to supply a home’s electrical demand during the peak evening period and then switches back after 11 pm to recharge the EV battery. EV also provides emergency backup power.

Globe&Mail editorial on Housing Crisis “the real fault belongs to your local mayor … The power to decide what is built where rests with mayors and city councillors” Token efforts in #richmondbc are inadequate. Bold action is essential. /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editor…

Excellent article in the Globe & Mail featuring our own @arzeena on the young Canadian farmers adapting agriculture to withstand climate change /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

@HaneyInkslinger Jardin du Luxembourg. Which one is you?

What tableau is this?

@j_mcelroy The City of Vancouver design guidelines for AAA cycling routes (All Ages and Abilities) requires that they have low motor vehicle volume, low vehicle speed and separation of bicycles from pedestrians. None of these are true for the proposed Steveston Hwy MUP.

Here's my story on the Richmond bike lane vote, and how it fits into the overall cycling network plan in the region — which for all the TransLink planning and provincial grant applications out there, doesn't mean much if cities vote against them cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

@j_mcelroy World recognized experts at UBC on adverse health effects from vehicle emissions said the Steveston Hwy. project should be moved to Williams Rd. Untrue that air pollution is about the same on both routes. Outdoor physical activity should be at least 100m from the highway not 1m.

@TheRichmondNews The City of Vancouver design guidelines for AAA cycling routes (All Ages and Abilities) requires that they have low motor vehicle volume, low vehicle speed and separation of bicycles from pedestrians. None of these are true for the proposed Steveston Hwy MUP.

The bike and pedestrian lane will be back on the June 12 city council meeting agenda for a final vote. richmond-news.com/local-news/5-4…

@TheRichmondNews World recognized experts at UBC on adverse health effects from vehicle emissions said the Steveston Hwy. project should be moved to Williams Rd. Untrue that air pollution is about the same on both routes. Outdoor physical activity should be at least 100m from the highway not 1m.

Expert respirologists at UBC think the proposed bike path beside Steveston Hwy should be moved to Williams Rd. due to health hazards from vehicular air pollution. Richmond staff are fighting tooth and nail to keep it on Steveston Hwy.

@WestcoastWood @scaldron @TI_Canada @PwypCanada The new law does not require "reasonable proof of criminal activity." Rather, "reasonable grounds to suspect that the respondent ... directly or indirectly engaged in unlawful activity." Suspicion is easier to provide than proof. It will work.

B.C. and Canada introduce anti-money laundering weapons. But will they work? unexplained wealth order/AML experts Jeffrey Simser and @scaldron @TI_Canada @PwypCanada weigh in burnabynow.com/highlights/bc-…

Last year, B.C. announced a plan to permit agtech businesses such as vertical farms to build on existing protected ALR farmland. Globe & Mail published letters Feb. 11, including mine, opposing it.