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BEPPLE – City’s new climate action plan is imperfect but it’s a good start

April 21, 2021 // 2 Comments

THIS WEEK, the City of Kamloops took another step towards addressing the climate emergency that we face globally. The City’s Community Climate Action Plan was brought to [Continue]

PETERS – Naked MP distracts from Trudeau’s failures on vaccines, opioids

April 19, 2021 // 0 Comments

WHEN A LIBERAL MP appeared completely stark naked in a virtual parliament session last week, it was maybe the least embarrassing happening of the week for Canada’s [Continue]

FORSETH – Government bafflegab shines through in jobs announcement

April 19, 2021 // 2 Comments

BALDERDASH (senseless talk or writing; nonsense) … bafflegab (pretentious language, especially bureaucratic jargon) … claptrap (absurd or nonsensical talk or [Continue]

GINTA – Spring is here; let’s make it brighter yet with safety and kindness

April 15, 2021 // 0 Comments

WE’RE FINALLY MOVING INTO SPRING. It’s been a tug-of-war as of late, with snowy mornings and frosty windshields yet again — some strong and cold winds, too — but the [Continue]

BEPPLE – Even in times of sorrow, there’s joy to be found

April 14, 2021 // 1 Comment

THERE THEY ARE, a young couple beaming at the camera, with a somewhat more serious toddler sitting between them. Even after 85 years since the photograph was taken, the joy [Continue]

KNOX – Prince Philip, over the Malahat and into 70 years in the spotlight

April 11, 2021 // 0 Comments

PRINCE PHILIP, who died Friday, had several links to Vancouver Island. His friendship with North Saanich’s Campbell Stuart, a retired federal trade negotiator who had lost [Continue]

FORSETH – Latest jobs report shows economic recovery a failure for women

April 10, 2021 // 4 Comments

WHILE RAVI KAHLON, Minister of Jobs, Economy Recovery and Innovation, was quick to issue a statement Friday morning (April 9, 2021) on the latest Stats-Can employment [Continue]

PETERS – Let’s just admit it – we’re all thoroughly sick of each other

April 10, 2021 // 1 Comment

WE’RE ALL SICK OF EACH OTHER. I think it’s okay to admit that. Not only has this pandemic made us distrust each other, it’s made us lose our patience with each other. [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – B.C. denies the mentally ill their constitutional rights

April 9, 2021 // 0 Comments

“UNLIKE MOST OF THE COUNTRY, B.C.’s legislation does not provide a lawyer for people with mental illness facing involuntary detention,” says Jay Chalke, B.C.’s [Continue]

GINTA – It’s not all doom and gloom as long as we make better choices

April 8, 2021 // 0 Comments

I AM NOT MUCH FOR VIRAL NEWS but every now and then I wish some stories I come across get shared far and wide because of how significant they are. The one I came across on [Continue]

BEPPLE – Those who vandalized local CBC news vehicle are cowards

April 7, 2021 // 1 Comment

THIS PAST WEEKEND, Trump arrived in Kamloops, and it was an ugly scene. Using the words made famous by former U.S. president Donald Trump, one or more vandals spray painted [Continue]

FORSETH – 30 years ago, Rita Johnston became B.C.’s first female premier

April 3, 2021 // 0 Comments

FRIDAY, APRIL 2, marked the 30th anniversary of Rita Johnston becoming Premier of British Columbia. No matter whether your political beliefs are in line with them, these days [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – How about a pesticide moratorium until we have a plan?

April 3, 2021 // 3 Comments

By BRONWEN SCOTT IT’S NOT JUST the TNRD. The city pesticide issue shows Kamloops councillors need to demand full disclosure from their administration as well. The City has [Continue]

PETERS – The road is calling this long weekend. Please don’t answer

April 2, 2021 // 0 Comments

MAYBE IT’S TOO LATE to ask you, beg you, plead with you not to travel this long weekend. Likely, if you’re going somewhere to see family, you have already made those [Continue]