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PETERS – Wildfires part of the rent we pay for living in paradise

July 22, 2017 // 2 Comments

WHEN I WAS young, growing up on the prairies, B.C. was a mythical place. The rugged mountains and pristine lakes were the stuff of postcards and TV fishing shows, not real [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Continental divide with U.S. widens

July 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

WE USED to think we were becoming more like our American cousins. In 2002 58 per cent of Canadians thought we were; now it’s only 27 per cent. There’s more to the shift [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Charge against dutiful neighbour proves the law is an ass

July 20, 2017 // 7 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’VE SAID IT before and I’ll say it again — the law is an ass. I’m not the first one who ever said that, but I’m [Continue]

FORSETH -Thoughts on John Horgan’s picks for British Columbia’s new cabinet

July 19, 2017 // 1 Comment

TODAY’S POST is a mix of my own thoughts … a B.C. government news release … and background information on one of John Horgan’s new cabinet ministers [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Premier Horgan off to a good start on his first day

July 19, 2017 // 1 Comment

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CONSIDERING all the doomsday prophecies and predictions of instant failure for the NDP-Green alliance, Premier John Horgan [Continue]

SUZUKI – Plastic straws suck; get rid of them and help the environment

July 19, 2017 // 1 Comment

OF ALL THE plastic products we use and take for granted, plastic drinking straws are among the most unnecessary. Designed to be used once and discarded, their only real [Continue]