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ELECTION – A clear decision in Kamloops; in rest of B.C., not so much

May 10, 2017 // 1 Comment

It didn’t take long to know who will represent Kamloops-North Thompson in the next Legislature. And just a little longer to figure out the next MLA for Kamloops-South [Continue]

FLOODING – Here’s where to find out what’s going on with roads

May 9, 2017 // 1 Comment

Wondering whether a particular road is open, one-lane, washed out? As the saying goes, there’s an app for that. At least, a website. The Ministry of Transportation and [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Climate change, like a cancer, grows if we simply do nothing

May 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

LAST WEEK I wrote about the choices we have between denial or acceptance of climate change. In the comments that followed, those unable or unwilling to accept climate change [Continue]

MICALLEFF – Putin’s risky Syrian gambit is not serving him well

May 9, 2017 // 1 Comment

RUSSIA INTERVENED intervened in the Syrian Civil War in September 2015, with the deployment of a range of 65 bombers and fighters, 16 attack helicopters and roughly 4,000 [Continue]

ELECTION – Today’s the day for B.C. voters to pick their government

May 9, 2017 // 1 Comment

This isn’t the sign you’ll be seeing at polling stations today (Tuesday, May 9, 2017) but it might be something to keep in mind. Stop for a moment, look carefully [Continue]

FLOODING – State of local emergency declared in Nicola Valley north

May 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

A state of local emergency was declared at 9 p.m. tonight (May 8, 2017) for the Nicola Valley north electoral area of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District due to flooding. [Continue]