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BEPPLE – Summit connector needs to become a street, not a highway

September 18, 2019 // 7 Comments

WE ALL KNOW the difference between a highway and a street. A highway is a main road, where vehicles are able to move at high speeds. There are often multiple lanes. A [Continue]

EDITORIAL – As federal election forums pile up, some limits are needed

September 18, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AFTER A COLUMN last weekend in which I touched on the issue of skipping election forums, I received a reply from Cathy McLeod. She says: [Continue]

GINTA – B.C.’s wolves are still being killed but will that save the caribou?

September 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

I WILL SAVE YOU the suspense. The answer is not likely, according to many wildlife researchers who have studied the issue from all sides because of what’s at stake, which [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Should taxpayers be paying for travel by MPs’ spouses?

September 17, 2019 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger: A COUPLE OF FAMILIAR POLITICAL NAMES are in the top six spenders for taxpayer-funded spouses’ travel over the past four years. Jody [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Thoughts on a bad intersection and publishing accident photos

September 16, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE WAS A TERRIBLE COLLISION Friday at the intersection of Highway 5 north and the old Highway 5 that now serves as a back road to Heffley [Continue]

KNOX – For Trudeau, it’s looking to be a bumpier ride than it was in 2015

September 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

ON THE VERY FIRST DAY of the election campaign, the media bus drove into Justin Trudeau’s plane at the Victoria airport. As metaphors go, that’s not bad. Trudeau will [Continue]