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Malahat victim's children call for safety upgrades
Vancouver Sun
NDP MLA Bill Routley, whose Cowichan Valley riding includes part of the Malahat, said the fatality rate is "totally unacceptable" and the government needs ... 

 

Malahat crash kills motorcyclist
Canada.com
Meanwhile, Malahat Fire Chief Rob Patterson is calling for concrete dividers to limit head-on crashes and NDP MLA Bill Routley, whose Cowichan Valley riding ... 

Premier gets good look at Nanaimo industry on visit
Canada.com
Bill Routley, the NDP's deputy forest critic and Cowichan Valley MLA was less-than-impressed with the announcement. "It's fine for them to open up their ... 

 

Occupy protest draws Valley crowd
Canada.com
We have the provincial MLAs [Doug Routley and Bill Routley] who listen as well. Duncan city council is very progressive. The Cowichan Valley [Regional ...

 

C.R. gets mobile MRI
Canada.com
It took a lot of pushing - I think very successful campaigns from (NDP MLA) Bill Routley, my colleague in the Cowichan Valley and myself, to make sure that ...

Mobile MRI machine to be shared around central Island
BCLocalNews
“A number of people, myself included and my colleague Cowichan MLA Bill Routley, wrote to VIHA urging them to re-consider mobile MRI services. ...

CDH gets portable MRI
BCLocalNews
But Cowichan MLA Bill Routley questioned that math. He noted a static MRI machine could supply scans for about $250 each. Cowichan doctors stressed a CDH ... 

Funding cuts could create latch-key kindergartners
Canada.com
... 2011 12:00 AM Latch key kindergartners may be a thing of the future child, care advocates warned Cowichan Valley MLA Bill Routley at a Friday meeting. ... 

 

I absolutely do care about the lake and the river
Canada.com
Our MLA Bill Routley and our MP Jean Crowder share our concerns and support our quest to acquire the legislative authority and the financial resources to ...  

 

 Cowichan bio-diesel goes self-sufficient
BCLocalNews
Cowichan Bio-Diesel Co-op President Brian Roberts introduces the biodiesel processor to Cowichan Valley MLA Bill Routley and Duncan Mayor Phil Kent during ...
 

 

Maggots and leeches OK, why not fish?
BCLocalNews
Cowichan Valley MLA Bill Routley is already on the job. “I'm going to meet with our (NDP) caucus and talk about this,” he said Thursday. ... 

 

 

 

 

 


  • CBC.ca
    Vancouver Sun - 7 hours ago
    Duncan spa owner Dixie Simpson has been ordered by local health authorities to stop letting her “doctor” fish nibble on people's feet. ...
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  • Vancouver Island health authority shuts down Duncan spa's 'fish ...

    www.timescolonist.com/health/Vancouver...Duncan+fish.../story.html
    14 Jul 2011 – Duncan spa owner Dixie Simpson has been ordered by local health authorities to stop letting her “doctor”
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  • The Purple Orchid "Fish Spa" - Shopping/Retail - Duncan, British ...

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    The Purple Orchid "Fish Spa" - Mother Nature's most natural Pedicure. | Facebook .

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  • VIHA closes B.C.'s only fish spa

    www.canada.com/VIHA+closes+only+fish/5094436/story.html - Cached

    13 Jul 2011 – The Purple Orchid, on Jubilee Street in downtown Duncan, once offered a "fish spa" tank featuring tiny garra rufa fish from Turkey but the ...
     

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  • Fish spa denial seems over-reaction to risk

    www.canada.com/Fish+denial+seems+over+reaction.../story.html - Cached
    13 Jul 2011 – There seems to be no question about the fact that the Duncan ...
     
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  • Wimbledon's premier Garra Rufa fish spa | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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    22 Apr 2011 – 'Premier' implies that there is more than one spa in Wimbledon with fish that nibble your feet. Is there really enough demand for this ...
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  • The Purple Orchid - Home

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    A unique shop downtown Duncan on Vancouver Island that specializes in Home Spa and Gourmet Products. Home to Vancouver Island's first Fish Spa with Garra ...

     

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  • Fish pedicures banned by B.C. health authority - British Columbia ...

    www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british.../bc-fish-pedicure-banned-duncan.html
    14 Jul 2011 – The Purple Orchid Spa in Duncan had been offering fish pedicures since last July . Clients place their feet in a fish tank and tiny Gurra ...
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  • Vancouver Island health authority cracks down on Duncan business ...

    www.theprovince.com/health/Vancouver...Duncan.../story.html
    14 Jul 2011 – Duncan, B.C. resident Daisy Simpson was travelling through Turkey 15 ... first encountered a spa pool brimming with tiny, therapeutic fish. ...
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  • 'A' | NEWS | Fish Spa Forced to Close

    www.atv.ca/victoria/4994_76548.aspx
    Fish Spa Forced to Close. July 14, 2011. DUNCAN - It is a spa treatment that's been offered for hundreds of years as far away as Turkey and Asia. ...
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  • Vancouver Island health authority shuts down spa's 'fish pedicure'

    www.leaderpost.com/health/Vancouver+Island...fish.../story.html
    Dixie Simpson used to have a list of clients who regularly had their feet nibbled in her fish spa at the Purple Orchid in Duncan, but the Vancouver Island ...
     
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    On May 31, 2011 MLA, Bill Routley made history, once again. I have attached copies of links to the video of Bill’s speech and the news articles,

    HST Speech - May 31, 2011 - Bill Routley, MLA (Legislative Video) It is a very good speech and well worth watching to the end.

     

    Routley outfoxes premier with impromptu filibuster
    Victoria Times Colonist
    That award easily goes to Bill Routley (Cowichan Valley) whose barnburner last week embarrassed the Liberal government. Routley was supposed to speak for ...

    NDP MLA Bill Routley ran out the clock, with a spell-binding hollering contest that even Clark wound up applauding.

    Read more: http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/Leyne+changes+independent+support/4872707/story.html#ixzz1PspNxoxT

     

    Clark's first Legislative session cut short by MLA, Bill Routley.
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    http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Clark+first+legislative+session+premier+short+closure/4871003/story.html

     

    Bill Routley, MLA, on why he opposes the HST
    Canada.com
    By Bill Routley, Special to The Citizen June 17, 2011 As your MLA and as a member of the New Democrat Official Opposition, I want you to know exactly why I ...
     

     

    Bill Routley, MLA, on why he opposes the HST
    Canada.com
    By Bill Routley, Special to The Citizen June 17, 2011 As your MLA and as a member of the New Democrat Official Opposition, I want you to know exactly why I ... 

      It is the Liberals who are misleading B.C.
    Canada.com
    By Bill Routley, Mla and Reed Elley, The Citizen July 13, 2011 Mark in the dark on HST? I respect that in a democratic society Mark (Citizen, June 29) has a ...

     

    School trustees see strength in numbers

    http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_central/cowichannewsleader/news/124022494.html

     

    Don't cut board numbers to 7, politicians urge
    Canada.com
    Both the region's MLAs, Bill Routley of Cowichan Valley and Doug Routley of ... Bill Routley noted the Valley's population is growing and more taxpayers ... 

     

    Clark's first legislative session as premier cut short by closure
    Vancouver Sun
    When Clark took her seat in the chamber shortly before her advertised speaking time of 11:30, New Democrat Bill Routley was already on his feet taking his ... 

      

    HST changes win independent support
    Victoria Times Colonist
    But she had to sit and watch as NDP MLA Bill Routley ran out the clock, with a spell-binding hollering contest that even Clark wound up applauding. ... 

     

     NDP wins key victory for Forest Workers Rights 

     

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