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COLLINS – Qualtrough the hidden gem in Justin Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle

September 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

WHEN PRIME MINISTER Trudeau shuffled his cabinet August 28th, much of the news centred around the creation of an extra minister involved in aboriginal affairs, and former [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The secret motive behind raid on Dieppe finally revealed

September 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

RECENTLY DECLASSIFIED documents reveal the true mission of the raid on the beaches of Dieppe on August 19, 1942. The publicly stated reasons varied: to test Hitler’s [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Tunnel replacement could have been built for millions less’

September 13, 2017 // 1 Comment

An exchange in the B.C. Legislature on Wednesday, Sept. 13 between Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Claire Trevena on [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – When will government pay its wildfire bills in Kamloops?

September 12, 2017 // 4 Comments

An exchange during Question Period in the B.C. Legislature on Tuesday between Opposition Leader Rich Coleman and Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike [Continue]

GINTA – There’s no excuse for feeding our kids junk food in school

September 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

A FEW YEARS ago, when my sons were still in public school (now homeschooled), we would get a lunch program to peruse and choose from if we wanted to. We chose nothing, not [Continue]

KNOX – Status quo is main factor in who pays for hospital parking

September 10, 2017 // 3 Comments

WHEN CAMPBELL RIVER’S brand new hospital is unveiled today (Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017), one of the planned features will be missing: pay parking. Ditto for the new [Continue]