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MILOBAR – Disappointing performance by government as session ends

June 1, 2019 // 1 Comment

By PETER MILOBAR MLA, Kamloops-North Thompson THE SPRING LEGISLATIVE SESSION has come to an end, and John Horgan and the NDP will no doubt be scrambling to explain their many [Continue]

PETERS – Raptors fandom holds a mirror to how we feel about Canada

June 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

THE TORONTO RAPTORS kicked off their first appearance in the NBA Finals the right way Thursday, beating the favoured Golden State Warriors comfortably. There’s a decent [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – U.S. challenge of Northwest Passage is short-sighted

May 31, 2019 // 0 Comments

PRESIDENT TRUMP plans to send ships into our Northwest Passage without Canada’s permission. Why he would want to provoke Canada -America’s closest ally and trading [Continue]

BEPPLE – Government should consider the few, not just the many

May 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

FIXING A PROBLEM at the expense of a few isn’t solving the problem. It’s making the few pay the cost for the many. The decision of Kamloops City Council to do away with [Continue]

GINTA – Sometimes we need a break from it all

May 28, 2019 // 2 Comments

NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I see it, I never get tired of it: The emerald sheen of the surrounding hills this time of the year, the play of cloud shadows and sunshine which [Continue]

PETERS – On abortion and women’s health, listen to women, not me

May 25, 2019 // 1 Comment

I DON’T WRITE AND SPEAK very often from a first person point of view, because I’d rather not bring myself into most of the topics I discuss. It’s my opinion that I’m [Continue]