tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post6243321086047790144..comments2024-03-27T01:58:22.445-07:00Comments on The Gazetteer: BC Hydro's Oversight-Free Transmission Lines...Will The Cronies With Their Hands Out...RossKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-42470755894177673052013-03-31T09:04:42.187-07:002013-03-31T09:04:42.187-07:00Mr. Simpson's work has villified Linmen workin...Mr. Simpson's work has villified Linmen working for BCHydro got making upwards of $150k a year. What he doesnt tell you is that his work has caused major changes to BCHydro which has raised costs to the taxpayer. BCH linemen are paid $10 an hour less than the private sector linemen, have had their overtime capped and most of the work farmed out, where it is costing the corporation a lot more money than it otherwise would. It has also had the effect of emptying BCH headquarters throughout the province. BCH has so many vacancies that god help them if the power goes out in say Vancouver where the vacancy rate is at 75%. Couple this with the fact that many linemen at the larger contractors are making $300 k a year, and it's no wonder the rates have to go up. As a private sector worker, I am loving it, but I can't help but feel for the rate payers. I have never made so much money. And neither have my employers. Why doesn't Simpson investigate that: the real cost of publishing these articles. Why doesn't he ask the question of "where are all of BCH's linemen. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-5620709250913020492013-03-30T15:19:16.799-07:002013-03-30T15:19:16.799-07:00Thanks Anon-Above--
Regarding 'stepping out o...Thanks Anon-Above--<br /><br />Regarding 'stepping out of the room' when decisions are made I was alluding to the fact that Mr. Brown did just that when the board awarded a company he was then connected with a big chunk of the smart meter contracts.<br /><br />Imagine <a href="http://pacificgazette.blogspot.ca/2013/02/the-smarter-they-fallis-it-meters-or.html" rel="nofollow">that!</a><br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-24587461101891748402013-03-30T15:12:14.821-07:002013-03-30T15:12:14.821-07:00BC Hydro Directors:
James Brown's term expire...BC Hydro <a href="https://www.bchydro.com/toolbar/about/who_we_are/board_of_directors.html" rel="nofollow">Directors</a>:<br /><br />James Brown's term expires September 30, 2013<br /><br />Larry Blain and John Knappett's terms expire December 31, 2013<br /><br />John Ritchie and Janine North's terms expire November 1, 2014 (North is currently in the Prince George news as CEO of the Northern Development Initiative Trust aka Plyscraper, aka Woodgate)<br /><br />Brad Bennett (son and grandson of former BC premiers) has a term ending date of January 26, 2015<br /><br />James Hatton's term ends December 31, 2016<br /><br />Tracey McVicar serves at pleasure and has no termination date<br /><br />Kim Baird's due date is not listed<br /><br />Here's some interesting reading from <a href="http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2011/03/07/SmartMeterProfits/" rel="nofollow"> Will McMartin</a> at The TyeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-50229891430112353592013-03-30T14:22:02.688-07:002013-03-30T14:22:02.688-07:00Grant--
Yup.
Nice work by Mr. Simpson.
.Grant--<br /><br />Yup.<br /><br />Nice work by Mr. Simpson.<br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-33573122368135035492013-03-30T14:03:05.847-07:002013-03-30T14:03:05.847-07:00Interesting, this was posted literally on the same...Interesting, this was posted literally on the same day the huge auditor General/Pacific Carbon Trust story/ smear campaign started.<br /><br />Interesting timing, gosh, guess they figured nobody would notice..<br /><br />CheersGrant Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944976348166120530noreply@blogger.com