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BEPPLE – No lack of controversial issues in School District 73 board election

October 10, 2018 // 2 Comments

IN LOCAL ELECTIONS, school board elections are often country cousins to municipal elections. They happen at the same time, but get significantly less attention. While the [Continue]

SUZUKI – Protecting the complex web of life should be the priority

October 10, 2018 // 2 Comments

NEWS THAT ENVIRONMENT and Climate Change Canada is considering “priority threat management” to assess endangered species is troubling. The method is often used to inform [Continue]

ELECTORAL CHANGE – Prop rep is a perfect example of loser take all

October 9, 2018 // 6 Comments

Replacing the existing system with proportional representation will result in a government of chaos By ROSLYN KUNIN Troy Media THE B.C. REFERENDUM on how citizens elect those [Continue]

GINTA – Giving thanks for living in Kamloops

October 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

THE FIRST MORNING of October was cold and drizzly and the tall withered grass was wet and just as cold. Dog and I went on our daily hike, heading up the steep trail as fast [Continue]

EDITORIAL – It will be a sad day when we have to pay people to vote

October 9, 2018 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SPECULATION CONTINUES that the turnout for this civic election will be somewhere between lousy and dismal. Kamloops council candidate Gerald [Continue]

CRIME & PUNISHMENT – End mandatory minimum sentences for murder

October 7, 2018 // 3 Comments

Indigenous women are vastly over-represented among those sentenced to life By DEBRA PARKES University of British Columbia WHAT’S WRONG with mandatory minimum sentences? [Continue]