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IN THE HOUSE – Oil Tanker Moratorium Act an arbitrary political decision

May 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

Excerpts from comments by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod in Parliament on Monday, April 30, 2018 on Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, which would ban oil [Continue]

EDITORIAL – If we want to keep blood free, we’ll have to pay for it

May 1, 2018 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SHOULD WE be paid for giving our blood? The very thought of it has long been offensive to our Canadian values. Free blood [Continue]

WHAT’S UP DOWNTOWN – CAP Team gearing up for busiest season ever

April 30, 2018 // 0 Comments

THIS PAST WEEKEND the CAP Team attended the Green Living Expo as well as Boogie the Bridge. We were thrilled to unroll a new set of giant checkers and chat with the community [Continue]

GINTA – The simplicity files: One seed at a time

April 30, 2018 // 0 Comments

I AM BREAKING the rules of local gardening. It is still April yet the patch of garden in the backyard is all dug up, ready to be seeded. I open the big bag of compost manure [Continue]

EDITORIAL – This is tax day and here’s what we get for our money

April 30, 2018 // 0 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIS IS TAX DAY, for most of us, the deadline for filing our income-tax returns. If we’re lucky, we’ll get a little [Continue]

KNOX – Tax tip: Sorry, you can’t claim Trudeau and Horgan as dependents

April 29, 2018 // 1 Comment

A MESSAGE from the Canada Revenue Agency/Agence de Gougement. Dear Taxpayer/Cher Victime, The deadline for most Canadians to file their 2017 tax returns is Monday, April 30. [Continue]