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BEPPLE – Yes, the auto sector is hurting but don’t forget our forest industry

December 5, 2018 // 3 Comments

LAST WEEK’S announcement of GM’s Oshawa plant made national news. Bad news for the 3,000 workers directly laid off. Bad news for their families, and for workers [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – Blame for Trans Mountain delay squarely on Liberals

December 4, 2018 // 7 Comments

Excerpts from a speech by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod in the House of Commons on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018: WHEN THE PRIME MINISTER took office, there were three [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Opinions mixed on religious symbols in workplace

December 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

Proposed ban in Quebec appears widely supported; but crucifix, Star of David still seen as acceptable By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE December 4, 2018 – As various polls show [Continue]

GINTA – Let’s put the issue of school bus safety on Santa’s list

December 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

A FEW DAYS AGO, a school bus carrying ten youth and two adults was involved in an accident near Cache Creek. Fortunately, everyone survived; one person had critical, but [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Riverside Park entrance not the place for new development

December 4, 2018 // 10 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT IS IT about the word “park” that developers don’t get? The plan to put a year-round market on the Heritage House parking lot in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Densification, parking issues are realities in downtown core

December 3, 2018 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IN THIS INCREASINGLY NOISY WORLD, it’s getting harder to listen. We’re so busy, and so ready to be skeptical, that we often don’t [Continue]