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KNOX – If November were set to music, it would be a country hurtin’ song

November 21, 2021 // 0 Comments

HAD ENOUGH OF NATURAL DISASTER this week? Floods, mudslides, washouts, the Canucks. Doesn’t help that the storm, followed by an unsettling avalanche of stories about its [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – It’s panic buying, not hoarding, and our brains make us do it

November 20, 2021 // 0 Comments

I ONCE RAN INTO ELVIS in frozen foods. He was wearing his jump suit and checking out the Lean Cuisine fridge. “I’m a huge fan,” I told him. “I have all your LPs.” [Continue]

PETERS – Grocery hoarders, do I have a deal for you

November 20, 2021 // 0 Comments

ARE YOU IMPULSIVE, insecure and maybe even a little paranoid? Did you go grocery shopping earlier this week, even though you have a well-stocked kitchen and pantry at home? [Continue]

FLOODING – City of Merritt drone video shows old and new channels of river

November 19, 2021 // 0 Comments

The City of Merritt has released a video of the old (now dry) and new (full of water) channels of the Coldwater River near the wastewater filtration [Continue]

CLIMATE – How an ‘atmospheric river’ led to floods and mudslides in B.C.

November 19, 2021 // 1 Comment

By JOHN J. CLAGUE Simon Fraser University THE WEST COAST of Canada is known for its wet autumn weather, but the storm that British Columbia’s Fraser Valley experienced over [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Gov’t fails at sharing critical information during disasters

November 19, 2021 // 4 Comments

Debate in the B.C. Legislature on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 between Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth. T. Stone: The members of [Continue]