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CHARBONNEAU – The success of Canada’s legalization of cannabis

January 27, 2022 // 1 Comment

THE FACT THAT CIGARETTES were legal but caused cancer, and cannabis was illegal but hadn’t been proven to cause cancer, struck us as grimly ironic in the 1970s. We quipped: [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Painful decisions coming on burial grounds search

January 26, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WILLIAMS LAKE FIRST NATION revealed the results yesterday of its investigation into possible burial sites on the grounds of St. Joseph’s [Continue]

BEPPLE – It’s time for the settler community to shine light on itself

January 26, 2022 // 4 Comments

YESTERDAY, JANUARY 25, 2022, the Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) released its preliminary results of their first phase of investigations into St. Joseph’s Mission [Continue]

PETS – Lost and scared dog reunited with owner thanks to City staffers

January 25, 2022 // 0 Comments

A simple call regarding a loitering pup resulted in a tearful reunion this week. The City’s Community Services Division received a call from a resident that a dog had [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Joe and Josie Homeowner need help as energy bills soar

January 25, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE HYDRO BILL for our house arrived the other day. It was shocking. We’re used to high electricity bills in December and January but this [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Here we go again – paid parking at hospitals makes a return

January 24, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. GET READY TO START struggling with pay parking machines at Royal Inland Hospital again. Free parking at all B.C. hospitals will end on March [Continue]