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NATIONAL PULSE – Half of low-income families say Food Guide unaffordable

April 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

Most support the guide’s recommendations, but there’s a generational divide over the importance of dairy By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE April 10, 2019 – Nearly half of all [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What is this ‘tax grab’ so many people complain about?

April 11, 2019 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘TAX GRAB’ is such a nasty term. Nobody likes a tax grab. None of us likes to pay taxes at all, let alone when there’s a tax grab [Continue]

GARDNER – City Hall is failing residents on affordable housing issue

April 11, 2019 // 1 Comment

By CHRIS GARDNER President, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. WHY DO POLITICIANS given the reins of power seem so allergic to common sense? Time and [Continue]

BEPPLE – Now is the time for stricter bylaws on open fires in rural areas

April 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

WHEN B.C. WILDFIRES start in March and go until at least October, is the term “Wildfire Season” even applicable anymore? In 2017, B.C. had its worst wildfire season on [Continue]

LETTER – Follow the money to find solutions to the opioid crisis

April 10, 2019 // 5 Comments

Here is my view of the opioid crisis. First, we should understand that what drives supply is money. The saying that “Crime doesn’t pay” is false. If crime [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sad fact is that the answer to opioid crisis continues to elude us

April 10, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FRUSTRATION WITH what seems like the losing battle against opioid addiction was obvious Tuesday when Interior Health representatives talked [Continue]