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McQUARRIE – Better than nothing – the Canadian motto for seniors’ care

May 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

IT SEEMS WE WHO HAVE worked long enough to qualify for Old Age Security (OAS) and the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) are going to get a one-time COVID-19 payment. It will come [Continue]

PETERS – Grit your teeth and be kind to the Albertan horde this long weekend

May 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

IT’S THE MAY LONG WEEKEND and that means British Columbians are once again preparing for an invasion. It happens every year: our eastern flank is overwhelmed and our [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Bubble families emerge from the pandemic

May 15, 2020 // 0 Comments

PROVINCES ARE ALLOWING THE EXPANSION OF FAMILY UNITS to include friends and family. The selection of who’s in and who is out is tricky. B.C.’s provincial health officer, [Continue]

BEPPLE – Pandemic offers a chance to make city streets more people friendly

May 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

KAMLOOPS HAS a new traffic and transportation engineer. It’s a job that seems to have a lot of comings and goings, as you might say. Traffic, as in rush hour traffic. [Continue]

GINTA – One step at a time: reminders of hope and resilience

May 12, 2020 // 0 Comments

WHEN I GROW OLD AND WISE, and if I ever get to be 101 years old, I want to be like John Hillman. You may have seen the news about this gentleman, but if you haven’t, well, [Continue]

PETERS – We don’t always agree with mom but we don’t doubt her motives

May 9, 2020 // 0 Comments

THE METAPHOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AS A FAMILY is one that extends beyond the surface. And Dr. Bonnie Henry is clearly our mother in that metaphor. Rather than responding to [Continue]