FROM: The Miner, Nelson, B.C., March 4, 1893
It seems that the earliest indication of hockey being played in the Kootenay area may have been in 1893 in Nelson, B.C., as this newspaper article recounts.
A Day Upon The Ice
FROM: The British Columbian, New Westminister, B.C., January 16, 1862
One half of Canadians say they will delay major purchases (CTV News/Nanos Survey)
Canadians are delaying major purchases and one in three to spend less or cancel vacation
Canadians say they are delaying major purchases and will spend either the same or less on vacations in the current economic climate.
- Making major purchases – Fifty-one percent of Canadians are delaying major purchases such as a home or a car at this time, while 20% think now is a good time to make major purchases and 12% are cancelling major purchases. Eighteen percent of Canadians are unsure how they would describe themselves in terms of making major purchases. Those in Atlantic Canada are the least likely to cancel major purchases at this time (six percent).
- Vacation spending – More than one of three (36%) Canadians plan to spend about the same amount on their vacation this year and a significant 25% say they will spend less.Ten percent will spend more on their vacation this year, while 12% are cancelling their vacation this year. Fourteen percent of Canadians said they do not take vacations and three percent are unsure how to describe their vacation spending this year.
These observations are based on a hybrid survey commissioned by CTV News and conducted by Nanos Research. Individuals were randomly recruited (land- and cell-line sample using live agents and the survey was administered online random survey completed between January 30th and February 1st, 2016. It was comprised of 1,000 Canadians. A random survey of 1000 Canadians is accurate 3.1 percentage points plus or minus, 19 times out of 20.
The full survey results can be found by visiting our website.
Methodology
Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,000 Canadians between January 30th and February 1st, 2016 as part of a Canadian omnibus survey.
Participants were randomly recruited by telephone using live agents and administered a survey online. The sample included both land- and cell-lines across Canada. The results were statistically checked and weighted by age and gender using the latest Census information and the sample is geographically stratified to be representative of Canada. The research was commissioned by CTV News.
The margin of accuracy for a random sample of 1,000 Canadians is 3.1 percentage points, plus or minus, 19 times out of 20.
Nik Nanos, FMRIA
Chairman
email: nnanos@nanosresearch.com
web: http://www.nanosresearch.com
Liberals continue to score best on Nanos Party Power Index (ending February 5, 2016)
The Nanos Party Power Index
- Nanos Party Power Index – The Index which is a compilation of a series of questions including ballot preferences and impressions of the federal party leaders still has the Liberals scoring the strongest on the composite score. The Liberals scored 66.4 out of a possible 100 points while the NDP scored 49.0 points, the Conservatives 45.5 points, the Greens 33.6 points and the Bloc 23.5 points (QC only).
- Accessible Voters – Asked a series of independent questions as to whether they would consider or not consider voting for each of the respective federal parties 63.7% of Canadians would consider voting Liberal, 44.6% would consider the New Democrats, 43.3% would consider the Conservatives and 35.6% would consider the Greens. Of note, in this wave of tracking the Greens have hit a 12 month high.
The team at Nanos in conjunction with Klipfolio have launched our new live political data portal where you run the numbers you want and can explore the trends and data you need. This is part of our campaign, not only to provide the most reliable data to Canadians but to let them use it as they wish. We were the first to do nightly tracking and now we are the first research organization to post live public opinion data for Canadians. Here’s the link to check it out.
To view the detailed tracking visit our website.
Methodology
The views of 1,000 respondents are compiled into a party power brand index for each party that goes from 0 to 100, where 0 means that the party has no brand power and 100 means it has maximum brand power. A score above 50 is an indication of brand power for the party and its leader at this time.
The important factors in this weekly tracking include the direction of the brand strength or weakness and also the brand power of one federal party relative to another.
The data is based on random telephone interviews with 1,000 Canadians, using a four week rolling average of 250 respondents each week, 18 years of age and over. The random sample of 1,000 respondents may be weighted by age and gender using the latest census information for Canada, and the sample is geographically stratified to be representative of Canada.
The interviews are compiled into a four week rolling average of 1,000 interviews where each week, the oldest group of 250 interviews is dropped and a new group of 250 interviews is added. The current wave of tracking is based on a four-week rolling average of 1,000 Canadians (250 per week) ending February 5th, 2016
A random telephone survey of 1,000 Canadians is accurate 3.1 percentage points, plus or minus, 19 times out of 20.
All references or use of this data must cite “Nanos Party Power Index” as the source.
One of two Canadians prefer Trudeau as Prime Minister in Nanos tracking (ending February 5, 2016)
Nanos Weekly Leadership Tracking
- Preferred Prime Minister – Weekly tracking on the preferred Prime Minister measure has Trudeau preferred by 51.0% of Canadians followed by Ambrose at 14.8%, Mulcair at 12.2%, May at 4.1% and 17.1% were undecided.
- Qualities of a Good Political Leader – Asked a series of independent questions, almost seven of ten Canadians (69.2%) thought Trudeau had the qualities of a good political leader, while by 54.1% thought similarly of Mulcair, 37.8% of May, and 31.9% of Ambrose.
The team at Nanos in conjunction with Klipfolio have launched our new live political data portal where you run the numbers you want and can explore the trends and data you need. This is part of our campaign, not only to provide the most reliable data to Canadians but to let them use it as they wish. We were the first to do nightly tracking and now we are the first research organization to post live public opinion data for Canadians.
We were the first to do nightly tracking and now we are the first research organization to post live public opinion data for Canadians. Here’s the link to check it out
To view the detailed tracking visit our website.
Methodology
The views of 1,000 respondents are compiled into a party power brand index for each party that goes from 0 to 100, where 0 means that the party has no brand power and 100 means it has maximum brand power. A score above 50 is an indication of brand power for the party and its leader at this time.
The important factors in this weekly tracking include the direction of the brand strength or weakness and also the brand power of one federal party relative to another.
The data is based on random telephone interviews with 1,000 Canadians, using a four week rolling average of 250 respondents each week, 18 years of age and over. The random sample of 1,000 respondents may be weighted by age and gender using the latest census information for Canada, and the sample is geographically stratified to be representative of Canada.
The interviews are compiled into a four week rolling average of 1,000 interviews where each week, the oldest group of 250 interviews is dropped and a new group of 250 interviews is added. The current wave of tracking is based on a four-week rolling average of 1,000 Canadians (250 per week) ending February 5th.
A random telephone survey of 1,000 Canadians is accurate 3.1 percentage points, plus or minus, 19 times out of 20.
All references or use of this data must cite “Nanos Party Power Index” as the source.
Andrew Phillip Chernoff 