SUZUKI – Long work hours don’t work for people or the planet
IN 1926, U.S. automaker Henry Ford reduced his employees’ work week from six eight-hour days to five, with no pay cuts. It’s something workers and labour unions had been [Continue]
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ROTHENBURGER – Minority and coalition governments aren’t new in B.C., and they don’t work
IT FEELS as though B.C. is entering brand new political territory, but this won’t be the first time the province has been governed by a minority government. And if we end [Continue]
FLOOD WATCH – Resiliency centres opened for victims of flooding
A resiliency centre for flood victims will be opened in Merritt beginning Saturday, May 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will provide information about disaster financial [Continue]
PETERS – No perfect path for Kamloops council in filling mayor’s chair
NOW THAT Peter Milobar is off to Victoria, Kamloops city council will soon find itself without its leader. That’s a problem. While some might find disagreements with [Continue]
CITIES – Disasters: When lending a helping hand becomes official policy
THE GREAT disaster scholar Joe Scanlon told me that individuals perform well and organizations perform poorly in crises. Anyone who has been in a big storm in Montreal has [Continue]
POLITICS – Outgoing MLAs to collect $13.3 million in pensions; Lake will receive life-time total of $732,623
Taxpayers put in $4 every $1 a politician contributes Outgoing Kamloops-North Thompson MLA and health minister Terry Lake will collect an initial annual pension payout of [Continue]
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