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LETTER – We need to learn the lessons from this year’s wildfires, now

August 22, 2017 // 2 Comments

I hope we can finally learn the lessons fires and subsequent reports tried to teach us in 2003, 2010 and now. We need to get back to prescribed burns and we need to be more [Continue]

LETTER – Health officer should review impact of wildfire smoke on people

August 16, 2017 // 3 Comments

This letter was sent to Dr. Bonnie Henry today (Aug. 16, 2017) by the Kamloops Physicians for a Health Environment Society: Dr. Bonnie Henry Deputy Provincial Health Officer [Continue]

LETTER – Tell MPs to protect our way of life on waterways

August 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

At present, the federal government is reviewing the Navigation Protection Act—that’s the law that should give all Canadians the right to paddle up and down this land’s [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Canadians unclear on definition of “GMOs”, but want mandatory GMO labeling anyway

August 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

Avoiding Genetically Modified Organisms is not a top priority for most when grocery shopping By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE IS IT SAFE to eat genetically modified foods? Fewer than [Continue]

FEEDBACK – Survey asks, ‘How is smoke from B.C.’s wildfires affecting you?’

August 9, 2017 // 2 Comments

How is the air pollution caused by wildfire smoke affecting you? That’s what the Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment Society wants to know, and it has created a [Continue]

LETTER – Kamloops is a magnet for air pollution, and there are no ‘safe’ levels

August 8, 2017 // 8 Comments

Like many of us for the past number of weeks I have been sitting in a semi-dark home waiting for the temperature to drop and the sky to clear. Outside has an apocalyptic feel [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Most want supply management on the table for NAFTA

August 2, 2017 // 3 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE As Canadian trade officials prepare to face off against their US counterparts in two weeks, most people in this country say scrapping the current [Continue]

LETTER – City council will discuss next steps after rejecting Ajax mine

July 31, 2017 // 6 Comments

Response from Acting Mayor Arjun Singh to a letter from Dr. Jennifer Takahashi: Dear Jennifer, Thank you for your email and my apologies for the delay in responding. Thank [Continue]

FEATURED COMMENT – Candidates must get the word out on who they are

July 29, 2017 // 2 Comments

Cynthia Ross Friedman, I think you do need to get your ideas out there, somehow. A non-campaign is just that, a NON campaign. I know what to expect if Ken Christian gets [Continue]

LETTER – Call for action: traditional food donations needed for evacuees

July 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

As of today (July 24, 2017), there are over a hundred wildfires burning throughout BC and at least two dozen of those fires are near First Nations communities, according to [Continue]

LETTER – Federal environment minister should visit Ajax site before decision

July 19, 2017 // 5 Comments

July 18, 2017 Dear Kamloops Deputy Mayor Arjun Singh: Thank you for your clear point form disclosure of your “against” opinion on the Ajax Mine Project. I am struck how [Continue]

STONE – Thoughts on the last day as B.C.’s Minister of Transportation

July 17, 2017 // 2 Comments

Todd Stone’s Facebook post on his last day in cabinet: Today is my last day as Minister of Transportation & Infrastructure and Minister Responsible for Emergency [Continue]

LETTER – Independent monitor can’t provide the oversight needed on Ajax

July 16, 2017 // 3 Comments

Dear Kamloops Acting Mayor and City Councilors: I have a few final thoughts and this May 18, 2017 Kamloops This Week Letter to the Editor by Dr. Jill Calder to share with [Continue]

FEATURED COMMENT – Good reasons for not using the Mars water bomber

July 15, 2017 // 6 Comments

Re: editorial, ‘Martin Mars a pricey symbol of hope against wildfires’ For everyone who is sharing and commenting on the Media article about the Martin Mars [Continue]