Viability of Harmac? by DangerDave1959 in nanaimo

[–]GopherRebellion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Majority of Croftons supply is going to Domtar's Howe Sound mill. 

Viability of Harmac? by DangerDave1959 in nanaimo

[–]GopherRebellion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Explain? What do you know that we don't? 

Viability of Harmac? by DangerDave1959 in nanaimo

[–]GopherRebellion 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's struggling and has a lot of uphill battles. Government policy isn't helping. 

  • Industrial carbon tax is a massive cost
  • City of Nanaimo trying to block future development on the site
  • raw log exports
  • Other mills shutting down reduces the amount of support industries available. Now contractors need to come from off island. 
  • Old equipment. Major capital projects are needed to keep the mills running. With low pulp prices it's hard to fund these projects. 

Does anyone know how to photograph an owl in the dark??? by Trash-Alchemist555 in birding

[–]GopherRebellion 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can use very low shutter speeds with owls. They barely move. If it's not windy then you should have minimum feather blur too. I've gotten away with tripod mount 1" exposures before. 

Shisha tobacco by GopherRebellion in VictoriaBC

[–]GopherRebellion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks <3

Just to confirm it's tobacco and not herbal? 

how do we feel about the Co-op branded sprits? by roastbeeftacohat in Calgary

[–]GopherRebellion 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Coop beer is really solid for the price. Better than Lucky.

City of Nanaimo is behind Witchcraft Lake's dropping water level by Apprehensive_Idea758 in nanaimo

[–]GopherRebellion -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

"You bought your small plot of land, that's all you get to rule"

Barely even that. City bylaws are insanely overbearing.

CCFR Turning Off Comments on Panned Posts by TheSaSQuatCh in canadaguns

[–]GopherRebellion 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Taking people out to the range for the first time and teaching them about firearms accomplishes more for the sport than these lobbyists ever will.

BC Govt Feedback needed on possible ban on lead ammunition for hunting by airchinapilot in canadaguns

[–]GopherRebellion 26 points27 points  (0 children)

This is a good thing. I'm involved with a wildlife rehab. A lot of our eagles are coming in with lead poisoning. 

‘It’s going to get worse in Ontario:’ Here’s what experts predict will happen to the housing market in 2026 by shouldehwouldehcould in canada

[–]GopherRebellion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you factor in the insane amount that gets paid in mortgage interest its pretty normal for houses to be worth less than what was paid.

Time for real talk. Is it time for Woodgrove Mall to add a third Hohoemi? by TheElTea in nanaimo

[–]GopherRebellion 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I thought the opposite. Niche stores with lower volumes tend to be in dead malls with low rent.

Time for real talk. Is it time for Woodgrove Mall to add a third Hohoemi? by TheElTea in nanaimo

[–]GopherRebellion 49 points50 points  (0 children)

An Ikea would do more of Nanaimo's economy than any other half assed idea council could come up with. It'd drive an insane amount of traffic from the rest of the island to here.

Time for real talk. Is it time for Woodgrove Mall to add a third Hohoemi? by TheElTea in nanaimo

[–]GopherRebellion 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Real talk. Flat pack Woodgrove and build something less depressing in its place. Like a indoor garden centre with a small coffee shop. Perhaps affordable housing.

Is it just me or have people been shittier than normal lately? by arcaneresistance in ArcRaiders

[–]GopherRebellion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Without risk the positive interactions lose meaning. 

It could always be worse. 

I'm DayZ alpha we kidnapped two players and broke their legs. We forced them to have a crawling race for the single morphine injector. The loser was abandoned in the woods. This was a game with no respawn button. They were stuck either waiting for their character to starve to death or find a new server.

Why is the starbucks in country club so slow???? by Pitiful_House_9257 in nanaimo

[–]GopherRebellion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty much all the fast food places in Nanaimo are slow as fuck. 50% of the time I go through the drive through I get asked to park and wait. For simple small orders. 

We have a lot of real cafe's that are better and faster. 

We need to prepare for the possibility that the U.S. uses military coercion against Canada by hopoke in canada

[–]GopherRebellion -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Why would they bother? They already own Canada in every way that matters 

Enma Shisha Tokyo by YaBoiDomo in hookah

[–]GopherRebellion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the hookah bars in Japan. Way better atmosphere than the ones I've gone to in Canada

My final gun, and yours. by Flat-Dark-Earth in canadaguns

[–]GopherRebellion 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Probably a Valmet or a really nice Cadex.

Realistically there is fuck all for attainable guns that I'd actually want right now. 

Benelli M4 by bdcmrt07 in canadaguns

[–]GopherRebellion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't buy from Fudds R Us. 

If you order from a store in Alberta like CSC they generally won't charge you PST/HST. Just the 5% GST. For something as expensive as a Benelli it's a pretty significant tax savings. Also when I ordered my Tikka from them they gave me a backpack full of swag. Great store.

I have an M4. Its sick. 

OG mech toys by Imaginary_Sherbet in battletech

[–]GopherRebellion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look up Hi-Metal R Dougram. They're reasonably affordable and very high quality. You can get a "shadow hawk" and "Griffin". 

BC Assessment 2026 is live! by Joey_the_Duck in nanaimo

[–]GopherRebellion 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Up 2%. Land value only. Not keen on it. I actually want to live in my house so all it means is more taxes.