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IN THE HOUSE – Federal help for long-term care homes comes too late

January 29, 2021 // 2 Comments

Excerpt from remarks by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod in Parliament this week on the COVID-19 pandemic. WE KNOW THAT the vast majority of the deaths from the [Continue]

BEPPLE – Words from a friend show we’re going in the right direction

January 27, 2021 // 0 Comments

THIS WEEK, I GOT a lovely letter from an 86-year-old friend. In it was the news that she had been vaccinated from Covid. All the news reports, and Twitter tweets I read [Continue]

GINTA – Please slow down; it’s the least we can all do for safety

January 26, 2021 // 1 Comment

YOU’D THINK WE’VE HEARD IT ENOUGH to not see it happen again. Speeding in school zones, that is. Going over 30km/h in a school zone can have awful consequences. Like I [Continue]

PETERS – Loosen visitation rules so seniors can choose quality of life

January 23, 2021 // 2 Comments

THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has been intolerably cruel to our seniors. Not only is it infecting and killing them at a rate far higher than the rest of the population, restrictions [Continue]

SUZUKI – Net zero offers affordable path to climate stability

January 22, 2021 // 1 Comment

ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER RECORD. Even with a global seven per cent drop in fossil fuel burning during the pandemic, 2020 tied 2016 for the hottest year recorded, making the past [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Trying to slow the exodus from Canada’s big cities

January 22, 2021 // 0 Comments

CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING Corproation (CMHC) is attempting to curb the outflow from big cities. Toronto saw a net loss of 50,375 last year as people moved to surrounding [Continue]