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BEPPLE – Canadian mosaic is a place both of tensions and opportunities

June 23, 2021 // 2 Comments

IN THIS PERIOD between National Indigenous Peoples Day, on June 21, and Canada Day, on July 1, there is a feeling of ambiguity of who we really are. How can we claim to [Continue]

BEPPLE – Less parking and more housing makes perfect sense

June 16, 2021 // 3 Comments

IF YOU WANT to build new housing in Kamloops, don’t forget that parking is king. It doesn’t matter if the people living in the building don’t want [Continue]

BEPPLE – Let’s make Kamloops a safe, welcoming place for Muslims

June 9, 2021 // 3 Comments

I SIT ON MY PORCH most days and watch the world stroll by. There are people walking by themselves, in pairs and in families. They enjoy the flowers, watch the birds, chat to [Continue]

BEPPLE – Listening to First Nations voices on residential schools

June 3, 2021 // 4 Comments

I THOUGHT THIS WEEK, what would be best, would be to listen. Here are a few of the First Nations’ voices I have been listening to through this very difficult week, mostly [Continue]

BEPPLE – A few questions about B.C.’s new Snakes and Ladders COVID plan

May 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

YESTERDAY, THE B.C. GOVERNMENT released its four-step plan for getting back to normal. A grid of 24 blue and yellow squares outlining the steps we need to go through on our [Continue]

BEPPLE – Canada’s reputation as peacekeeper is on the decline

May 19, 2021 // 3 Comments

IN RECENT YEARS, Canada has fallen from grace as an international peacemaker. While we think of ourselves as the country of Lester B. Pearson and the UN Peacekeepers, in [Continue]