EDITORIAL – Mandate community service for vandals, mess-makers
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LET’S BUST A MYTH about street people. I mean the homeless as well as those who are housed in shelters but spend a lot of time on the [Continue]
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SUZUKI – Despite record profits, oil industry greed is a bottomless pit
CANADA OFFERS some of the world’s most generous support for the fossil fuel industry, but industry executives want more. Even as they amass record profits, they’ve asked [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Return of $500,000 donation raises an important question
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE ‘SINS OF THE FATHER’ is a saying derived from Biblical references commonly understood as meaning the sins of one generation are [Continue]
EDITOR – Council proves absurdity of politics on parking, code of conduct
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CONSISTENCY AND POLITICS don’t necessarily go together, a fact Kamloops City council made abundantly clear at its most recent meeting. [Continue]
KNOX – A Welcome-to-Canada primer for our returning American friends
DEAR AMERICAN visitors/touristes américains, On behalf of the government/gouvernement of Canada, I would like to welcome/bienvenue you back to Victoria as you celebrate your [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – It was a great day to celebrate Canada, warts and all
IT WAS A GREAT Canada Day. All the Canada Day traditions were in evidence at Riverside Park. There were bagpipes, drums and flags, and the reaffirmation of citizenship. The [Continue]
