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MILOBAR – NDP government’s gas-price ‘rebate’ is too little, too late

April 4, 2022 // 3 Comments

By PETER MILOBAR MLA, Kamloops-North Thompson COMING FROM SOMEONE who publicly declares, “I don’t understand this affordability stuff,” it’s no surprise that Premier [Continue]

KNOX – Picking up COVID test with a float plane just part of the service

April 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

HERE’S AN EYEBROW-RAISER: federal health authorities just paid for a float plane to pick up a woman’s COVID test from Lasqueti Island. No, this is not an April [Continue]

COLLINS – Climate plan doesn’t cut it

April 2, 2022 // 2 Comments

WE SPEAK, but we don’t do. That pretty much sums up Canada’s $9.1 billion climate plan announced this week in Vancouver by the prime minister. It’s a lot of money, but [Continue]

FORSETH – Raspberry growers latest recipients of government largesse

April 1, 2022 // 5 Comments

THIS WEEK, the BC NDP government of Premier John Horgan announced new funding was going to be made available to raspberry growers for a “replant program.” Said [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Putin’s hypersonic missile dreams in Ukraine

March 31, 2022 // 0 Comments

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Putin just had to try out his new super-duper missile on Ukraine. While you’re bombing a country into the Stone Age, you might as while play with the new [Continue]

BEPPLE – It’s time Interior Health listened to calls for expansion of Car 40

March 30, 2022 // 5 Comments

THERE IS CONCERN in Kamloops that social issues such as drug addiction and mental illness are growing. There are daily calls that more be done. This week’s announcement [Continue]