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EDITORIAL – The myth of ‘splitting the vote’ in municipal elections

October 6, 2025 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TALK OF VOTE-SPLITTING is ramping up with the next civic election a year away. It’s all a lot of nonsense. The theory simply doesn’t [Continue]

JOHNSON – October Hot Takes: bumps in the Overlanders bridge, pipeline talk

October 4, 2025 // 7 Comments

Overlanders Bridge Just wait for the masses to realize that what at first seems to be a temporary construction solution, is actually permanent. First, we spent over a month [Continue]

FORSETH – The faulty math of alleged savings by not funding private schools

October 3, 2025 // 4 Comments

TRUST THE FORMER president of the B.C. Teachers Federation (BCTF), Terry Mooring, to trot out the age old, and massively incorrect, comment that private schools in British [Continue]

St. ANDREW’S – Restoration work on historic church enters its final phase

October 3, 2025 // 0 Comments

Restoration work at St. Andrew’s on the Square will enter a more comprehensive phase in the coming weeks, as the building is restored to its pre-fire condition with [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – How one person infected North America with measles

October 2, 2025 // 1 Comment

LEA KNELSEN, a Canadian, unknowingly brought measles to more than 10,000 in Canada, America and Mexico. She left Thailand on Oct. 15, 2024, to attend her sister’s wedding [Continue]

EDITORIAL – O’Reilly’s mayoral candidacy sets up year-long campaign

October 2, 2025 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SO MIKE O’REILLY is going to run for mayor. His announcement today (Oct. 2, 2025) is hardly a surprise, as he’s been widely expected to [Continue]