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PETERS – Wildfires part of the rent we pay for living in paradise

July 22, 2017 // 2 Comments

WHEN I WAS young, growing up on the prairies, B.C. was a mythical place. The rugged mountains and pristine lakes were the stuff of postcards and TV fishing shows, not real [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Continental divide with U.S. widens

July 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

WE USED to think we were becoming more like our American cousins. In 2002 58 per cent of Canadians thought we were; now it’s only 27 per cent. There’s more to the shift [Continue]

FORSETH -Thoughts on John Horgan’s picks for British Columbia’s new cabinet

July 19, 2017 // 1 Comment

TODAY’S POST is a mix of my own thoughts … a B.C. government news release … and background information on one of John Horgan’s new cabinet ministers [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Enough with the tired platitudes from council candidates

July 18, 2017 // 11 Comments

THE CITY’S BY-ELECTION is two and a half months away and I’ve got my fingers crossed that we won’t again be given Winnie The Pooh’s, Eeyore version of municipal [Continue]

COLLINS – Calm on the surface, paddling like hell underneath

July 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

YOU KNOW know the old saying about the ducks appearing calm on the surface, but paddling like hell underneath? That’s pretty much the way things are going in British [Continue]

GINTA – The time for trade offs should be behind us

July 17, 2017 // 1 Comment

IT’S A SMOKY morning in Kamloops and about to get smokier still, judging by the large plume riding down the North Thompson. I took the dog out for a walk but we’re [Continue]