Bell Heads For The Hst Boiler Room

He can sell lumber to China, but can he sell the HST to British Columbia? Folks around the province are about to find out, as Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell comes off the bench to join Finance Minister Kevin Falcon and Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom in the hosting of telephone town halls on the HST.

The finance ministry has just announced a new schedule for the remaining town halls. They’re doing them three regions at a time, after being forced to juggle the schedule to avoid Vancouver Canucks playoff games. Here’s the new schedule, with robo-callers ready to start ringing every listed home phone in each region to invite them to take part.

Wednesday, May 4
* 6:30 p.m. MDT (5:30 p.m. PDT) – Kootenay
* 7:00 p.m. – Burnaby, Port Coquitlam, New Westminster, Coquitlam
* 7:30 p.m. – Interior and North Coast

Tuesday, May 10
* 6:30 p.m. – Okanagan
* 7:00 p.m. – Fraser valley
* 7:30 p.m. – Mid-Island, North Island and Southern Coast

Thursday, May 12
* 5:30 p.m. – Richmond, South Delta and North Shore
* 6:00 p.m. – Victoria
* 6:30 p.m. – Vancouver