CHARBONNEAU – Art imitates life in movie Contagion
THE MOVIE CONTAGION (2011) accurately predicted some aspects of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Of course, the movie is meant to be entertaining and has a happy ending. [Continue]
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SIDOW – Schools meeting the challenges of learning from a distance
By ALISON SIDOW Superintendent of Schools, SD73 ON MARCH 17 the people of British Columbia learned that in-class learning in schools throughout the province was suspended due [Continue]
BEPPLE – Messages of hope and kindness abound while taking a walk
COVID-19 IS A media bonanza. Whether it is online, in print, on TV or over the radio, media has been doing an amazing job covering the story from every angle. And, just [Continue]
GINTA – People in Kamloops care, and that means everything right now
IT WAS ALMOST THREE WEEKS AGO that I last saw Jessie Simpson, my every Sunday afternoon buddy. We parted with him asking, ‘What are we going to do next week when you [Continue]
KNOX – Honeymooners in India scrambled to get home to Canada
THEY’RE NOT A STEREOTYPICAL COUPLE, so it stands to reason that they wouldn’t have a stereotypical honeymoon. Archdeacon Alastair McCollum is the English-born, [Continue]
PETERS – The numbers don’t matter anymore
THE PACE OF THE COVID-19 story’s scope and evolution has been unprecedented in the news business. Everything changes, every day. And so, it is a little less surprising that [Continue]
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