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GINTA – Dog poop – the problem that just doesn’t want to go away

April 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

A FEW DAYS A WEEK Peterson Creek Park is infused with tiny visitors. In winter they slide down slopes, waddling like adorable penguins bundled up in bright colours and cute [Continue]

KNOX – Why a long, long bridge (or tunnel) from the mainland won’t work

March 31, 2019 // 0 Comments

HERE’S WHY a bridge linking Vancouver Island to the mainland is a non-starter: • Why would we build a bridge? We just made our last payment on the moat. • Moving to [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New Zealand’s fast action on gun control won’t be repeated here

March 31, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER Jacinda Ardern is being hailed as a hero for her fast action in restricting firearms in the wake of the [Continue]

McQUARRIE – What’s the real reason behind demands to stop foreign aid?

March 31, 2019 // 3 Comments

IT’S LIKELY YOU’VE SEEN these on your social media news feeds. I’m referring to posts that urgently demand we stop giving money in support of foreign aid and [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Why are Land Title records being moved with consultation?

March 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

Debate in the Legislature on Thursday, March 28, 2019 on moving Land Titles records from Kamloops. Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and Kamloops-North Thompson MLA [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Plastic bags – remember the shoe commercial

March 30, 2019 // 5 Comments

THERE’S A SLOGAN in a running-shoe commercial that says, “Just do it.” Kamloops City councillors should remember it when they talk about banning plastic bags. A notice [Continue]