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STONE – Not too late for NDP to do right thing on 24-7 on-site supports

August 1, 2020 // 4 Comments

By TODD STONE MLA, Kamloops-South Thompson ALL BRITISH COLUMBIANS agree that we need supportive housing in our communities. I, too, believe that everyone should have a roof [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – COVID-19 is more costly to humanity than climate change

July 31, 2020 // 0 Comments

THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has changed the way I regard climate change. Don’t get me wrong: climate change is real and it’s man-made. But it is not the “the greatest threat [Continue]

GINTA – Don’t let summer temptations lead to bad decisions

July 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

SUMMER IS ON AND THOUGH EVERYONE hoped that the virus will just succumb to hot weather, that’s not the case. Summer weather draws people out and many choose to do it the [Continue]

KNOX – Name for new Seattle NHL team fails the community test

July 26, 2020 // 1 Comment

NHL HOCKEY RESUMES next week, with all games clustered in just two cities, Toronto (“Centre of the Universe”) and Edmonton (“Gateway to Red Deer”), thanks to the [Continue]

McQUARRIE – The rapid spread of the stupidity contagion – can it be stopped?

July 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

“THE COVID VACCINE is designed to microchip us,” states a recent post on Facebook; which once again proves we have yet to invent a vaccine that eliminates the rampant [Continue]

PETERS: Bill Morneau has been skating on thin ethical ice for years

July 25, 2020 // 1 Comment

THE MORE DAYS WE PUT IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR, the more difficult it becomes to remember them, it seems. As an example, when I began to contemplate a column this week calling [Continue]