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IN THE LEDGE – ‘Nurses deserve action on burnout and workloads’

May 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

Excerpt from Question Period debate Monday (May 9, 2022) between Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and Health Minister Adrian Dix. T. Stone: I think we can all agree [Continue]

COLLINS – City Council could have a different look this fall

May 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

THE CIVIC ELECTION in October is still a few months away, but already there are signs the council table could look substantially different. There are several names of [Continue]

KNOX – He had five large pizzas delivered from a pizzeria in Windsor

May 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

JOHN PALMER left his hometown of Windsor, Ont., to join the navy in 1977. Trudeau 1.0 was prime minister. Gretzky was playing junior B in Toronto. You could still fly CP Air, [Continue]

PETERS – The staffing situation at RIH is grim, but the goose is far from cooked

May 7, 2022 // 0 Comments

THE STORY OF THE MOTHER GOOSE laying her eggs outside the Royal Inland Hospital maternity ward must have been a welcome respite from all the doom and gloom for staff at the [Continue]

COLLINS – 2022 could be all about the weather

May 6, 2022 // 0 Comments

“I’VE SEEN FIRE and I’ve seen rain.” So go the lyrics of a hit song by James Taylor. We saw that last year in many parts of the province. And we are being warned [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘The situation at Royal Inland Hospital is dire’

May 6, 2022 // 0 Comments

Excerpt from debate in the B.C. Legislature on Thursday, May 5, 2022 on the nurse shortage in hospitals. T. Stone: With all due respect to the Minister of Health, it’s [Continue]