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ROTHENBURGER – Wouldn’t it be nice if politicians knew what they were doing?

September 12, 2020 // 2 Comments

The notion that politicians should be experts only sounds good until we consider the concept more thoroughly POLITICIANS HAVE BEEN GETTING NEW JOBS from their bosses lately. [Continue]

PETERS- It’s been a great week for the public health system in Canada (really)

September 12, 2020 // 0 Comments

IT’S BEEN A GREAT WEEK for the public health system in Canada. No, really. On Thursday, the B.C. Supreme Court ruled against a Vancouver clinic trying to offer wealthy [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Good memorials, bad memorials of residential schools

September 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

FIRST NATIONS SHOW THE WAY to reconciliation. Protestors with other agendas should pay heed. In a transformative move, Indigenous Canadians have designated the residential [Continue]

EDITORIAL – This first day of school is a nail-biter like no other

September 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL is always a combination of excitement, anticipation and nervousness. Today and tomorrow, the emphasis is on [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Transit drivers need more protection from violent passengers

September 9, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A MAN WHO ASSAULTED a Kamloops bus driver last April has been given a conditional discharge and put on probation for nine months. The driver [Continue]

BEPPLE – Our kids will be in good hands as they return to school during COVID

September 9, 2020 // 0 Comments

I REMEMBER one of my very first days of kindergarten as if it were yesterday. There I was, a tiny five-year-old, walking up the steps of the school. But before I could [Continue]