GINTA – When salmon are affected, we all are
SHORTLY AFTER we moved to Kamloops in August of 2012 we were told of a not-to-miss event unfolding every fall in the Adams river: the annual salmon run, peaking every four [Continue]
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McQUARRIE – Dog days of summer ahead of civic election frenzy
The August heat has settled in and temperatures in the high 30’s are the norm for the next several weeks. Summer vacations are still happening but you can already see a [Continue]
KNOX – Deer in city a sign of wildlife embracing urban pleasures
I DROVE UP TO my supposedly empty house, only to find the front door wide open. Burglar? No, I should be so lucky. I sighed. “What are you doing here, Buck?” Slumped in a [Continue]
PETERS – Summer is the perfect time for a technology detox
SUMMER’S NOT OVER YET. At least this summer got off the ground, unlike last year, when the B.C. Interior was shrouded in smoke and thousands lived in fear that their [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – ‘No jab, no pay’ vaccination law won’t work in Canada
AUSTRALIA HAS A BLUNT WAY of getting parents to vaccinate their children called “No Jab, No Pay.” As the name suggests, parents don’t receive welfare payments, tax [Continue]
BEPPLE – Be careful British Columbia, Alberta is coming on strong
AS CHANCE WOULD have it, I went on a road trip for work to Alberta a couple weeks back. I mainly went to smaller places: Jasper, Grande Cache, Grande Prairie, Slave Lake [Continue]
