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BEPPLE – Small-town leaders deserve full-time pay in times like these

November 24, 2021 // 2 Comments

IT IS AMAZING AND INSPIRING to see how people have supported the recent disasters caused by climate change. People are rescuing livestock stranded by floods. Heavy [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Parents have a decision to make on vaccinating kids

November 24, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A NEW FRONT has been opened in the war against COVID-19, and a new insurgency is already fomenting. Parents and guardians who have [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Flood victims who have fallen between the cracks need help

November 23, 2021 // 0 Comments

Debate in the B.C. Legislature on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021 between Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and Transportation Minister Rob Fleming, and Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We have a right to protest but not a right to break the law

November 23, 2021 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CONFRONTATION AND ARRESTS are now a common part of public protests rather than an unintended by-product. High-profile interactions between [Continue]

FORSETH – British Columbia government gets an ‘F’ in mathematics

November 22, 2021 // 3 Comments

LESS THAN A MONTH AGO, in an email dated Oct. 26, 2021, the BC Auditor General stated: “For the 10th year in a row, we have qualified our audit opinion on the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Trust, communications must be restored at Royal Inland

November 22, 2021 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THINGS ARE SO BAD at Royal Inland Hospital that staff members — while praising each other for their team work — characterize the work [Continue]