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PETERS – Stereotypical drug user or not, all lives are worth saving

October 14, 2017 // 2 Comments

FOR MANY of us, the death of Ryan Pinneo in January of 2016 was the first indication something was different. The young Kamloops man had died of a fentanyl overdose. There [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The line between curiosity and invasion of privacy

October 14, 2017 // 2 Comments

PRIVACY is hard to come by these days. The world has become a place without filters, where the best and the worst in us have full range of expression, and where lives can be [Continue]

TNRD – Regional board denies application on marijuana facility

October 13, 2017 // 4 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD A zoning variance that an applicant said would make a large medical-marijuana facility viable was rejected Thursday (Oct. [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Two years later, Liberals, Conservatives in dead heat

October 13, 2017 // 1 Comment

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE October 13, 2017 – Long removed from heady memories of buoyant voters, a bright change in tone, and easy wins with the public, Canadians are [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Indigenous labour is an untapped resource

October 12, 2017 // 1 Comment

CANADIANS OPENED their hearts and homes to Syrian refugees last year. It was a warm humanitarian gesture as well as an economic imperative: Canada relies on immigrants to [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Minimum turnout should be set for ‘prop rep’ referendum

October 12, 2017 // 14 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS LONG AS we’re going to be subjected to the proportional representation version of the old Ground Hog Day movie, we’d [Continue]