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PETERS – NorKam dress code controversy shows how far men still need to evolve

February 27, 2021 // 0 Comments

THE FLAP OVER THE DRESS CODE at Norkam Secondary this week is all about evolution. First, it’s become clear that the school district’s dress code itself has not evolved [Continue]

LETTER – Confusion over Plaza Hotel lots adds to downtown parking woes

February 25, 2021 // 1 Comment

Dear Mr Rothenburger, I read your article on the Kamloops parking survey, and was wondering if you might be interested in our recent problem with parking on Victoria Street. [Continue]

BEPPLE – Pink Shirt day and the challenges of dressing like a woman

February 24, 2021 // 1 Comment

TODAY IS PINK SHIRT DAY, or Anti-Bullying Day, in Canada. It is a day where every Canadian is encouraged to wear something pink as a stand against bullying. It started in [Continue]

GINTA – Teachers deserve to be listened to for the sake of us all

February 23, 2021 // 0 Comments

YOU MAY HAVE PEEKED at the news of the new variants appearing in some schools in the Lower Mainland. As I started writing, two more schools have been added to the exposure [Continue]

KNOX – Off-target tweets don’t phase Georgia’s John Horgan

February 21, 2021 // 0 Comments

IT WAS AN IMPASSIONED PLEA from a Point Grey resident that got John Horgan’s attention Monday. I’m a parent of four, the email said. Extending SkyTrain to UBC will change [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The new climate deniers surrender to wishful thinking

February 20, 2021 // 0 Comments

THE NEW CLIMATE DENIERS no longer deny that climate change is happening. It’s become too obvious that it is. It used to be that climate change deniers could ridicule the [Continue]