GINTA – Why we need to talk about salmon, and soon
IT HAPPENED during the eclipse that more than 300,000 Atlantic salmon escaped from a U.S. fish farm in the San Juan Islands. They are now found in the coastal waters of [Continue]
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MEDIA – Finding salvation in the ashes of the daily newspaper business
By PETER MENZIES SOMETIME in the not-too-distant future, the nation’s largest media chain is expected to fail, taking many of the nation’s once proud but now emaciated [Continue]
COLLINS – Is removing bridge tolls the best way to go?
THE NDP GOVERNMENT this week announced it was going to eliminate tolls on the Port Mann and the Golden Ears bridges. It’s probably the first of many decisions the NDP [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Dave Gracey was a man who made a big difference
A LOT OF Dave Gracey’s friends are hoping he’ll put up a post on his Facebook page that news of his death is greatly exaggerated, apologizing for the joke, or saying he [Continue]
BEING MAYOR – Life at City Hall, Chapter 6
By MEL ROTHENBURGER This is the sixth in a series on my experiences as the mayor of Kamloops from 1999 to 2005. Chapter 6 — ‘A Dog’s Bite is Much Worse Than Its [Continue]
NEWSTROM – Pot smokers, don’t confuse reality with fantasy
“LORD…(pause)…whistlin’…(pause)…JEZUS!” One of the dirty ol’ loggers I worked with in my first job out of high school repeatedly used that cuss word [Continue]
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