CHARBONNEAU – Quebec leads Canada in private health care
MORE QUEBEC DOCTORS are moving into private practice than anywhere else in Canada. They are doing so because Quebec laws allow it, and because strict requirements that are [Continue]
Local Voices
BEPPLE – Closing public spaces during times of high fire risk isn’t done lightly
PUBLIC SPACES are so important. Last week’s hugely successful Ribfest at Riverside Park and Hotnite in the City in downtown Kamloops are testament to how important [Continue]
FORSETH – How (NOT) to win friends and influence people
A DOZEN YEARS AGO, when I first became involved with the B.C. Conservative Party, I met an individual who was called on often for political commentary, and who was involved [Continue]
PETERS: On wildfires and our mental health
I HAVE A THEORY and it’s completely unproven — and probably unprovable. Of the past seven summers in Kamloops, four have been marred by extreme wildfire situations. [Continue]
WALSH – Why did Council erase efforts to save Noble Creek Irrigation System?
SOMETIMES I WONDER if my years on City council were a waste of time. We worked throughout the past term to get the Noble Creek Irrigation System running sustainably. [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – A Universal Basic Income is the signature of civilization
THERE ARE A NUMBER of reasons why a Universal Basic Income (UBI) makes sense but this one didn’t occur to me before reading an article by Scott Santens. Santens bases his [Continue]
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