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POLITICS – Electoral reform by any other name is still progress

April 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

By DOREEN BARRY University of Calgary START TALKING about parliamentary reform at a cocktail party and watch everyone melt away. But despite being an eye-glazing topic, there [Continue]

TRADE – U.S. slaps heavy countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber

April 24, 2017 // 1 Comment

Here’s a media release issued tonight (April 24, 2017) by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources on countervailing duties imposed today by the U.S. on [Continue]

ELECTION – All candidates in both ridings to attend media election forum

April 24, 2017 // 1 Comment

Kamloops media including ArmchairMayor.ca have teamed up for an election forum Tuesday night (April 25, 2017) that will feature all candidates in both the Kamloops-South [Continue]

POLICE – Hundreds ticketed in week-long road safety blitz; first of several

April 24, 2017 // 1 Comment

Kamloops drivers are in a hurry. That appears to be the explanation for the fact that Kamloops RCMP Traffic Section handed out 452 speeding tickets between Monday and [Continue]

GINTA – Why we need to celebrate each day before and after Earth Day

April 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

THERE IS AN interesting realization that sneaks up on you once you spend enough time in nature to be humbled by it: that you know squat about it, other than the very basics, [Continue]

FORSETH – Have no fear, Captain Hardhat is here for another photo op

April 24, 2017 // 2 Comments

THE OTHER DAY, a friend posted a comment to something I had shared online. They asked, “Why do politicians feel like they need to dress up when in photo ops? The kind [Continue]