Coronavirus

DR. BONNIE HENRY – Why B.C. doesn’t have a universal mask mandate

November 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

By DR. BONNIE HENRY B.C. Provincial Health Officer BRITISH COLUMBIANS have been nimble in adapting their individual actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our communities [Continue]

EDITORIAL – More stores should get tough on COVID-19 before it happens

November 16, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE ARE TWO KINDS of stores: the kind that diligently sanitizes and takes other preventive measures after one or more COVID-19 cases have [Continue]

KNOX – Storm’s a comin’ – what’s in your emergency kit?

November 15, 2020 // 0 Comments

IT WAS WINDY Friday. I couldn’t do a thing with my hair. Either of them. How windy? Your garbage can lid went on an unscheduled vacation, which, during this ¬pandemic, [Continue]

PETERS – Picture painted of Patient Care Tower outbreak is far from complete

November 14, 2020 // 0 Comments

SOMETHING STINKS to high heaven about the information coming out — and not coming out — concerning the COVID-19 outbreak at the Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – COVID-19 outbreak at RIH site good reason not to relax

November 10, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK at Royal Inland Hospital’s patient care tower construction project should have us thinking twice about loosening up [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Raising taxes not the way out of debt created by COVID-19

November 6, 2020 // 1 Comment

The COVID-19 PANDEMIC has created a huge government debt. There are traditional ways of dealing with debt: by slashing spending, raising taxes, or a combination of both. [Continue]