EDITORIAL – Shortage of nurse practitioners a familiar story
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]
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GINTA – Standing together takes us where we need to go
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]
KNOX – Taking a raincheck on the new normal – long, hot summers
“I’LL TAKE A RAINCHECK,” I told the kid at the cash register.That drew a blank stare. “A what?” Ah, I thought, her generation doesn’t write cheques. She [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Can chamber stay out of the politics of oil vs. the environment?
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FOR AN ORGANIZATION that wants politics kept out of the environmental review process for pipelines and other major projects, the Kamloops [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – Closure of the Vavenby mill was so predictable
WHO COULD HAVE PREDICTED the collapse of the B.C. forestry industry 15 years ago? Bob Simpson, that’s who. Back then the NDP MLA for Cariboo North was derided by the BC [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Being ‘busy’ is not a badge of honour or proof of importance
HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU HEARD or maybe even used the excuse that begins with, “Sorry I’m late but I’ve just been so busy”? It is today’s most overused excuse [Continue]
