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KNOX – In an ocean of COVID, many are reluctant to grab a life jacket

November 22, 2020 // 2 Comments

HEY, REMEMBER 2019, when we all got freaked out about anti-vaxxer parents recklessly allowing their kids to spread measles in B.C.’s school system? Good times, good times. [Continue]

PETERS – No, the cure for COVID-19 is not worse than the disease

November 21, 2020 // 0 Comments

DR. BONNIE HENRY HAS SPENT about nine months in the middle of an impossible struggle. On the one side, she is being tugged by those who believe her actions to stop the [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Face masks should be worn but not mandated

November 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

IT’S TEMPTING TO CHANGE BAD BEHAVIOUR through mandates. The reasoning is that citizens will stop doing bad things if they are told not to. The problem with mandates is [Continue]

BEPPLE – Transgender people are an important part of our community

November 18, 2020 // 1 Comment

NOVEMBER 13 to 19 is Transgender Awareness Week, a week that raises visibility of transgender people and issues they face. It is followed by Nov. 20, Transgender Day of [Continue]

GINTA – We must be there for those who cannot afford to say ‘I’m tired’

November 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

IT’S TWO YEARS THIS NOVEMBER since I first met Jessie Simpson. I remember entering his room at the long-term care facility, wondering how it would go. Well, it was smiles [Continue]

KNOX – Storm’s a comin’ – what’s in your emergency kit?

November 15, 2020 // 0 Comments

IT WAS WINDY Friday. I couldn’t do a thing with my hair. Either of them. How windy? Your garbage can lid went on an unscheduled vacation, which, during this ¬pandemic, [Continue]