February 9, 2022 (Public Safety and Solicitor General): “… Time has run out for research and discussion. It is time to take action.” Aug. 31, 2021: “On [Continue]
By JACOB ROTHENBURGER Contributor, ArmchairMayor.ca People living with opioid addiction are not faceless. They are real people with real histories who are worthy of [Continue]
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY was declared by B.C.’s provincial health officer in April of 2016, it was an important step against drug [Continue]
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IS THERE A RIGHT PLACE and a wrong place to put a sharps-disposal container? Those who walk the Rivers Trail through Westmount are [Continue]
We have a civic election coming up and I hope that the below topic will be forefront. B.C.’s harm reduction started in the late 1980s. Needle exchanges, safe injection [Continue]
I’ll preface by stating that I am in no way an expert on addiction issues. That stated, I have consulted fairly extensively with those possessing expertise and sat on the [Continue]
WE’VE SEEN A COUPLE of fairly major moves by our federal government in the past week meant to address health and safety for Canadians. The Trudeau Liberals have announced [Continue]
By DAVID JOHNSON ArmchairMayor.ca Contributor SO, AS OF JAN. 31, B.C. residents can possess specific amounts of certain controlled drugs. Let’s be absolutely clear — [Continue]
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘HELPING TO REDUCE STIGMA through decriminalization’ was the headline on a B.C. government news release yesterday. It’s about the [Continue]
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BRITISH COLUMBIA’S MARCH toward gender-neutral language in our laws continues, with another 741 instances of “outdated” references [Continue]
A WORD OF ADVICE to the people of Kamloops: do not let anyone put anything but respect on the name of Katherine McParland. The coroner’s report into McParland’s death was [Continue]
WHEN YOUTH HOMELESSNESS advocate Katherine McParland died a year and a half ago, she was eulogized for her work raising awareness and funding for kids aging out of the foster [Continue]
THE NDP GOVERNMENT theme its newly released provincial budget ‘Better Together,’ suggesting a collaborative approach would help address the many issues facing British [Continue]
WHEN I FIRST TRIED psychedelics in the 1970s, I wasn’t trying to heal myself. I was curious to find out how psychedelics, including LSD and “magic” mushrooms, could [Continue]