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CHARBONNEAU – Why capitalists should support the European Union

February 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

LIKE MOST CANADIANS, I favour the European Union and have a negative opinion of Brexit. According to a poll by Carleton University, 75 percent of Canadians have positive or [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – Experience is key to public’s confidence in parole board

February 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

Excerpts from a speech by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT for the public to have [Continue]

SIDOW – Students entering a new world with B.C. curriculum changes

February 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ALISON SIDOW Superintendent, School District 73 WE ARE ROLLING OU the final phase of the new B.C. Curriculum, and powerful examples of quality teaching and learning were [Continue]

BEPPLE – Making an impression on our streets to honour our past

February 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

THE ANNOUNCEMENT last week of new commercial buildings to be built at Lansdowne Street between 5th and 6th Avenues, and on the corner of Victoria Street and 6th Avenue where [Continue]

GINTA – Nice hashtag but are we going to keep talking about mental health?

February 4, 2020 // 1 Comment

I HAVE A HARD TIME peeling myself away from the book I am reading to focus on this column. The book is called From the Ashes, and it is written by Jesse Thistle, presently an [Continue]

KNOX – Global epidemic fears trump the mess in the mirror

February 2, 2020 // 1 Comment

SNEEZING, HACKING sweating like a TV evangelist, hurtin’ like a country song. “I think I’m dying,” I told her. “I’ve got Wuhan coronavirus.” “Wuhan!” she [Continue]