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GUEST COLUMN – Next time you curse ICBC, look at the immensity of it

December 10, 2020 // 1 Comment

By PIERCE GRAHAM Kamloops I RECENTLY RENEWED my auto insurance, and also had to visit the ICBC main office in Kamloops to replace a lost Driver’s Licence. The visit was [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – All who knew her were in awe of Katherine McParland

December 9, 2020 // 0 Comments

Remarks by Finance Minister Selina Robinson in the B.C. Legislature on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. Hon. S. Robinson: I rise today with some sad news. Katherine McParland, a [Continue]

BEPPLE – Katherine McParland gave us a collective vision of who we are

December 9, 2020 // 0 Comments

FOR ALL HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS, which were many, Katherine McParland’s greatest legacy is how she made us feel. She helped us come together as a community. She gave us the [Continue]

FORSETH – Throne speech was just a rehash of what NDP was already doing

December 8, 2020 // 1 Comment

YESTERDAY (Dec. 7, 2020) THE THREE MAIN PARTIES opposed to the BC NDP in October’s Provincial election were united in one thing – a thumbs down to the Throne Speech [Continue]

GINTA – Things to consider instead of protesting masks and restrictions

December 8, 2020 // 0 Comments

SUNDAY MORNING CAME with slices of blue sky spiked by bright sunshine. It was almost 11 a.m. by the time we got home from our long morning hike. I noticed a neighbour peeking [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – Trying to untangle the logic of grocery store names

December 7, 2020 // 3 Comments

By DAVID JOHNSON Guest columnist THERE’S A PHENONENON happening in our midst. It isn’t about some pandemic related concern, or anything to do with circumstances [Continue]