Page One

GUEST COLUMN – Council committees – a look around and a look back

July 4, 2023 // 5 Comments

By DAVID McMILLAN Guest Columnist ALL AROUND BRITISH COLUMBIA, cities and towns recognize the value and importance of having public participation on their select and standing [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Paying taxes, getting Homeowner grant should be easier

July 4, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIS IS TAX DAY. Not the taxes we pay to the federal and provincial governments, but what we hand over to our municipalities and regional [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – We’re allowed to enjoy Canada Day, fireworks and all

July 1, 2023 // 2 Comments

CANADA DAY IS BACK to the way it should be at Riverside Park today — fireworks are returning as part of the celebrations. They’re more than a spectacular light show above [Continue]

COLLINS – Get ready for a huge investment to fight wildfires

July 1, 2023 // 1 Comment

EVERY TIME I LOOK INTO THE SKY and see the aging fleet of air tankers taking off and landing at Fulton Field, I wonder how long we can keep those planes in the air. Probably [Continue]

HIGHWAY DANGER – Crash highlights concerns about highways, trucking

July 1, 2023 // 1 Comment

By AMIE McLEAN Intercultural Coordinator Thompson Rivers University DETAILS ARE STILL EMERGING about the recent collision between a bus carrying seniors and a semi-truck in [Continue]

FARTGATE – What Karpuk said, what the mayor said, what the CHBA said

June 30, 2023 // 4 Comments

Confused about what was said and what wasn’t said in the Fartgate fiasco? Here’s the text of the confrontation at Tuesday’s (June 27, 2023) City council meeting between [Continue]