Month: September 2013

  • Corporate Supporter Spotlight: Bridge Brewing

    A series of interviews with organizations who support CAMRA and the craft beer heroes behind them.

  • CAMRA BC Liquor Review Meeting

    This Morning I had a meeting with government representatives John Yap MLA, Ken Dawson and Suneil Karod to talk about the liquor issues that we feel require change.  Joining me were a pair of heavyweight advocates CAMRA BC President Rick Green along newly minted CAMRA BC Powell River Branch President Paddy Treavor on flying visit.…

  • Public Phase Launches

    On Saturday the BC Government launched the “public phase” of the liquor review on their website. It allows everyone who wants to have an input the chance to air their views. It also features public letters from stakeholder groups with their suggestions and recommendations, CAMRA’s letter is on it’s way, we’ve had a great time…

  • Legal Parity for All Alcohol

    As most of you know the government of BC has begun the first public liquor consultation in almost 60 years and CAMRA BC is all over it. The consultation comes in 2 phases, the first was a letter to key industry people and stakeholder groups asking them if they want to make any suggestions on…

  • Corporate Supporter Spotlight: Big River

    This week, we continue our new series of interviews with organizations who support CAMRA and the craft beer heroes behind them. The folks at Big River in Richmond tell us about their brewpub and the changes they’ve been making recently.

  • New CAMRA BC Branch

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2013 THE CAMRA BC FAMILY IS EXPANDING Surrey, BC – On September 21, 2013, we will see the formation of a new Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale Society of British Columbia. In light of the tremendous volume of public interest in craft beer consumer rights outside of Vancouver,…

  • Regulation Over Policy as Law

    As most of you know the government of BC has begun the first public liquor consultation in almost 60 years and CAMRA BC is all over it. The consultation comes in 2 phases, the first was a letter to key industry people and stakeholder groups asking them if they want to make any suggestions on…

  • Discretionary Pricing Coming to BC?

    As most of you know the government of BC has begun the first public liquor consultation in almost 60 years and CAMRA BC is all over it. The consultation comes in 2 phases, the first was a letter to key industry people and stakeholder groups asking them if they want to make any suggestions on…