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KNOX – While raging against globe-trotters, take a look in the mirror

January 10, 2021 // 1 Comment

THE GOOD NEWS: it’s easier to fight off Victoria’s grey, damp winter chill when your blood is boiling. For those keeping score at home (and really, it’s hard to keep [Continue]

PETERS – Despite Dr. Henry’s words, we shouldn’t let vacationers off the hook

January 9, 2021 // 2 Comments

WHILE AN OUT-AND-PROUD WHITE NATIONALIST was putting his feet up on Nancy Pelosi’s desk this week, many Canadians of ostensibly better character were putting their feet up [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Young people have suffered much from the pandemic

January 8, 2021 // 0 Comments

YOUNG CANADIANS HAVE BEEN BLAMED for being irresponsible during the pandemic for going to parties and bars. But there’s more hype than truth to these accusations. The [Continue]

BEPPLE – Here’s to the little people who find small pleasures as COVID rages

January 6, 2021 // 0 Comments

FINDING JOY is innately human. Even in stressful times, people find joy. This holiday season, despite restrictions, people still found ways to enjoy the season. Zoom [Continue]

BEPPLE – COVID-19 isn’t the only pressing health issue in the Interior

December 30, 2020 // 3 Comments

IF 2020 HAS TAUGHT us anything, it is that health drives everything else. Without it, everything else grinds to a halt, individually, and collectively. It’s no surprise [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The death and rebirth of sun at Christmas is solemn occasion

December 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

CHRISTMAS IS A TIME OF WONDER; a time for festivity and lights; a time for gathering together with friends and family in celebration. In the shelter of our warm houses, the [Continue]