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EDITORIAL – More can be done to keep COVID-19 away from our schools

November 19, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HERE’S A HUMBLE SUGGESTION for reducing the risk of spreading COVID-19 among school kids: make them wear masks and keep their distance [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Canadians see Joe Biden’s election as a hopeful sign

November 18, 2020 // 2 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE November 18, 2020 – In 2016, Canadians fretted about the implications of a Trump presidency on U.S.-Canada relations. Four years later, the prospect [Continue]

BEPPLE – Transgender people are an important part of our community

November 18, 2020 // 1 Comment

NOVEMBER 13 to 19 is Transgender Awareness Week, a week that raises visibility of transgender people and issues they face. It is followed by Nov. 20, Transgender Day of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Keep patio extensions, lose the Fourth Avenue mall idea

November 18, 2020 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WOULD YOU sit outside on a downtown or Tranquille Corridor patio in the middle of December or January sipping a latte or having a sandwich? [Continue]

DR. BONNIE HENRY – Why B.C. doesn’t have a universal mask mandate

November 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

By DR. BONNIE HENRY B.C. Provincial Health Officer BRITISH COLUMBIANS have been nimble in adapting their individual actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our communities [Continue]

GINTA – We must be there for those who cannot afford to say ‘I’m tired’

November 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

IT’S TWO YEARS THIS NOVEMBER since I first met Jessie Simpson. I remember entering his room at the long-term care facility, wondering how it would go. Well, it was smiles [Continue]