#POCKETBOOKISSUES
Mount Underwood wildfire threatens to wash out Bamfield's summer season. This one of TWO drought fuelled fires burning near Port Alberni. #pocketbookissues #climatechange #BCWildfires
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West Coast fire takes a bite out of tourist season
A road closure and power outage due to the out of control Mount Underwood wildfire are causing financial strain for the tourism-dependent community of Bamfield on Vancouver Island.
www.nationalobserver.com
August 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Trump will deliver a #primetime #address tonight as his approval rating sits below 40% w #Americans & #BleakEconomy.

Trump mocked #AffordabilityCrisisIsADemocratsHoax, dems #focus on #PocketbookIssues is seen as why they swept key off-year #elections in Nov. #GOP rallying on Trump’s #EconomicCase.
Trump to address the nation as his popularity dips in the face of economic concerns
The year-end speech will address his accomplishments so far and look ahead to next year
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December 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Half of the seafloor in BC's Queen Charlotte Sound could be oxygen deprived by mid-century due to climate change, with potentially nasty ripple effects for marine life and fisheries, a new study shows. #climatecrisis #pocketbookissues #bcpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/26/n...
Threat of oxygen-poor 'dead zones' surfacing on BC central coast
Half of the seafloor in BC's Queen Charlotte Sound could be oxygen deprived by mid-century due to climate change, with potentially nasty ripple effects for marine life and fisheries, a new study shows...
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August 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dear God…. I’ve started a a year-long journey tracking the impact of groceries on the pocketbook. Looking for miracles.

#RESIST
#POCKETBOOKISSUES
January 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Half of the seafloor in BC's Queen Charlotte Sound could be oxygen deprived by mid-century due to climate change, with potentially nasty ripple effects for marine life and fisheries, a new study shows. #climatecrisis #pocketbookissues #bcpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/26/n...
Threat of oxygen-poor 'dead zones' surfacing on BC central coast
Half of the seafloor in BC's Queen Charlotte Sound could be oxygen deprived by mid-century due to climate change, with potentially nasty ripple effects for marine life and fisheries, a new study shows...
www.nationalobserver.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
ABC News: "Trump has issued a flurry of economy-related directives since he took office last month, including tariff proposals, spending cuts and an assault on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives."
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#ncpol #democrats #ncdemocrats #pocketbookissues #TrumpEconomy
Consumer confidence falters, signaling worry about economy under Trump
A gauge of consumer confidence registered its largest monthly drop since 2021.
abcnews.go.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Half of the seafloor in BC's Queen Charlotte Sound could be oxygen deprived by mid-century due to climate change, with potentially nasty ripple effects for marine life and fisheries, a new study shows. #climatecrisis #pocketbookissues #bcpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/26/n...
Threat of oxygen-poor 'dead zones' surfacing on BC central coast
Half of the seafloor in BC's Queen Charlotte Sound could be oxygen deprived by mid-century due to climate change, with potentially nasty ripple effects for marine life and fisheries, a new study shows...
www.nationalobserver.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM