Local Voices

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]

KNOX – The Rumbles return, but where are they coming from?

December 6, 2020 // 1 Comment

THE RUMBLES RETURNED this week, which means the Grumbles did, too. OK, maybe not so much grumbles as a quick dive under the bed to brace for an earthquake that didn’t come, [Continue]

PETERS – Pallister’s emotional pandemic plea a hit everywhere but Manitoba

December 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

THERE HAVE BEEN VERY FEW galvanizing moments throughout this whole COVID-19 pandemic — and that’s one reason Brian Pallister got his moment in the sun this week. [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Shared delusions in Lee Creek and the U.S.

December 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

IT’S AMAZING WHEN TWO OR MORE PEOPLE share the same delusion. You have to wonder how that’s possible. Look at what happened in Lee Creek. Police were called to the small [Continue]