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EDITORIAL – Are council chambers the best place to air dirty laundry?

November 27, 2024 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FREQUENT INTERJECTIONS by Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson during the public submissions section of yesterday’s (Nov. 26, 2024) City council [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Capping international student numbers a bad move

November 26, 2024 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT SHOULD BE no surprise that the federal government’s limits on international-student enrolment is creating a cash crisis for [Continue]

POLICE – MVA charges laid against driver in fatal McGill Road crash

November 25, 2024 // 0 Comments

Charges will be pursued through the Motor Vehicle Act following an investigation into a fatal collision on McGill Road last year. The decision came following an investigation [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The metrics of dampening the public’s voice at council meetings

November 25, 2024 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN PUBLIC INQUIRIES — that is, whether or not there should be such a thing at regular City council meetings — came up for discussion [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – ‘ Prime minister pours more fuel on the fires of inflation’

November 23, 2024 // 1 Comment

Excerpt from Oral Questions (Question Period) in the House of Commons on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024): Frank Caputo (Conservative) Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC Mr. Speaker, [Continue]