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LETTER – Cyclists need to be careful of pedestrians and dogs on Rivers Trail

June 27, 2019 // 4 Comments

We like walking along the Rivers Trail between Schubert and Westmount School. So do a lot of other people. It is a “share-the-path” situation with people on bikes. One [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Let’s make our own decision on Daylight Saving Time

June 27, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT’S survey on Daylight Saving Time is online and I recommend you fill it out — it takes only a few minutes to [Continue]

EDITORIAL – UBCM delegates should boycott Chinese gov’t’s hospitality

June 26, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE UNION OF B.C. MUNICIPALITIES is under fire from some of its own members this week over a reception put on for delegates to its annual [Continue]

BEPPLE – What’s in a name – The ABCs (and Ds) of B.C.’s epic Highway 97

June 26, 2019 // 1 Comment

AFTER YEARS OF DRIVING B.C. highways, I can still not tell you which is Highway 97, versus Highway 97A, or 97B, not to mention Highway 97C or 97D. The truth be told, if I’m [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Shortage of nurse practitioners a familiar story

June 25, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF YOU’VE CALLED the primary care clinic recently, chances are you got a voicemail saying you shouldn’t expect to get an appointment [Continue]

GINTA – Standing together takes us where we need to go

June 25, 2019 // 1 Comment

IT WAS LAST YEAR that I was camping with my family in a paradisiacal spot somewhere on the Shuswap. We were ready for the usual things we do on a camping trip, but because [Continue]