CHARBONNEAU – Emily Murphy was a racist but her statue is safe, for now
EMILY MURPHY and John A. Macdonald were racists but Murphy’s statues won’t come down any time soon. Here’s why. Macdonald may have been one of Canada’s greatest [Continue]
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BEPPLE – The dedicated people who saved St. Andrew’s on the Square
ST. ANDREW’S ON THE SQUARE at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Seymour Street is such an iconic building in Kamloops that we could easily forget that its fate could have [Continue]
KNOX – Leaders damned if they show up at disasters, damned if they don’t
NATURAL DISASTERS can be disastrous for politicians. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice was scorned for shoe-shopping in New York as Hurricane Katrina hammered New Orleans in [Continue]
PETERS – What government can and cannot do in the face of natural disaster
CRITICISM OF GOVERNMENTS for not properly handling environmental catastrophes — like the one we saw last week — can at times be a little unfair. When Mother Nature truly [Continue]
TEGART – It’s hard to have hope right now but a lot of people are here to help
By JACKIE TEGART MLA, Fraser Nicola “WHAT YOU ARE COMING HOME TO is a city that’s changed.” Those were the words of Merritt Mayor Linda Brown this week, as she shared [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – Super, natural takes on new meaning in the face of adversity
SUPER, NATURAL British Columbia has been our trademark for decades. B.C.’s natural beauty – our mountains, oceans, rivers — attract tourists from around the world. Our [Continue]
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