GINTA – Building a better world, one book at a time
CANADA READS 2018 has wrapped up. The winning book is Forgiveness by Mark Sakamoto, defended by Jeanne Beker. I am looking forward to reading it; the rest that were in the [Continue]
Local Voices
CHARBONNEAU – In defence of Facebook
I LIKE FACEBOOK but I’m not an apologist for the social media giant. Facebook has done things wrong. They failed to prevent Cambridge Analytica from gathering detailed [Continue]
IN THE HOUSE – Exoneration of Chilcotin War chiefs an important step
Comments by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod in Parliament on Monday, March 26, 2018 on the Liberal government’s exoneration of Chilcotin chiefs involved in [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Mr. Dressup – It’s a tradition you don’t want to mess with
AS I WRITE this column, I realize it may cause some readers to wonder if I’ve gone to the dark side. They’ll point, while avoiding eye contact and suggest I’ve lost [Continue]
GINTA – The garbage of spring – nature alone can’t defend itself from humans
FEW ARE THE things able to ward off the ugly memory of the growing garbage revealed by the melting snowpack. Where garbage lies, there are also cheery birds such as robins [Continue]
KNOX – Luggie is back on the beat, standing up for mascots everywhere
LUGGIE IS BACK and I am glad. Unreasonably so. From 1996 through 2003, the carpet-clad Lug-A-Rug mascot was an everyday sight in Victoria, dancing and waving to passing [Continue]
