Wikipedia talk:WikiProject British Columbia/Archive/Archive 2010

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Olympic locales

We seem to be missing some Olympic location articles...

• Whistler-Creekside/Whistler Creekside
• Creekside Village
• Blackcomb Village

70.29.210.242 (talk) 05:42, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Vancouver Deaflympics

We don't seem to have an articles for the 2015 Winter Deaflympics (Vancouver Deaflympics/2015 Deaflympics) ...

There does exist an article for a specific Deaflympics, 2009 Deaflympics, so perhaps with the Canadian Olympics of Whistler going on now, we should also articlize this event? (The Deaflympics are sanctioned by the IOC)

70.29.210.242 (talk) 06:28, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

BLP on Bill Vander Zalm, 28th premier of BC

Could some from this Wikiproject please take an interest in adding some sources to Bill Vander Zalm article, now one of the longest-unsourced Biography of Living Persons articles in wikipedia. The article states that he was 28th premier of British Columbia, but there is no sourced support for anything in the article, like whether this is a real person or is a joke article or what. :) Help! --doncram (talk) 19:23, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

I hope there's some new stuff in that article about his spearheading the anti-HST campaign etc....trying to redeem his popularity (I'm not "pushing" him, I don't think I'd ever vote for him, but he'd be an interesting guy to have dinner with for sure....but he keeps on scoring political points lately with his anti-HST leadership)....Skookum1 (talk) 16:25, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Powerex/BC Hydro and BC import/export conditions/controversy

Please see Talk:BC_Hydro#Powerex_and_import.2Fexport_policy but please note in general I find a lot of articles without "the other side of the story" and also heavily-cited by "COI references"; in BC Hydro's and Powerex's case by news releases from either the companies/organizations or from the government (they're government owned so government sources are COI in reference to them). So much information is present "neutralized" that it's no longer NPOV, it's actually POV because it omits mention of controversies and conflicting/critical reports; this isn't limited only to teh BC Hydro and Powerex articles, of course, and not just to BC....Skookum1 (talk) 16:25, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Regional (D/d)istricts of British Columbia

I have inquired about the proper capitalization of the phrase "{R/r}egional {D/d}istrict" at Wikipedia talk:Canadian Wikipedians' notice board#Regional (D/d)istricts of British Columbia. Comments would be highly appreciated. Thank you, -- Black Falcon ^(talk) 05:48, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Please also see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2010 June 4#Regional districts of British Columbia. -- Black Falcon ^(talk) 18:55, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

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Who are Wikipedia's BC experts?

Who are Wikipedia's BC experts?

The Transhumanist 18:16, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

How can Outline of British Columbia be improved?

What does Outline of British Columbia need?

The Transhumanist 18:33, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

BC

FYI, BC has been requested to be renamed, see Talk:BC 76.66.203.138 (talk) 05:57, 12 November 2010 (UTC)