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LETTER – Taking John A. Macdonald’s name off schools a very small step

August 26, 2017 // 6 Comments

Dear Mr. Armchair Mayor, Your article today (Aug. 25, 2017), “Proposal to take Sir John A.’s name off schools is ridiculous” is, once again, offensive and completely [Continue]

PETERS – Persistent public helped press for info on firefighter campfire

August 26, 2017 // 1 Comment

WHEN A GROUP of firefighters was caught enjoying a campfire near Adams Lake last month, reaction fell into two distinct camps. The first camp told everyone to leave the poor [Continue]

BY-ELECTION – Nominations close, six in running for mayor, 22 for City council

August 25, 2017 // 3 Comments

Six candidates are in the running for the mayor’s job and 22 for two vacant City council seats as nominations closed at 4 p.m. today (Friday, Aug. 25, 2017) for the Sept. [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Most Canadians approve of Julie Payette as Gov-General

August 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

Payette’s nomination is most popular in her native Quebec, and among past Liberal Party voters By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE Canada’s next Governor General boasts an impressive [Continue]

TRAVIS – 2017 B.C. election was the most expensive in history

August 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

B.C.’s 2017 ELECTION will go down in the history books and in more ways than one. The province’s closest election also turned out to be its most expensive. While the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Proposal to take Sir John A.’s name off schools is ridiculous

August 25, 2017 // 2 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE ELEMENTARY Teachers’ Federation of Ontario has done everyone a favour in pointing out how ridiculous the movement to [Continue]