Drug addiction

PETERS – Changes to gun and drug laws — Symbolic? Practical? Both? Neither?

June 4, 2022 // 0 Comments

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]

JOHNSON – Our health system isn’t set up for an addiction crisis

June 3, 2022 // 1 Comment

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]

EDITORIAL – New drug plan is no panacea but it beats doing nothing

June 1, 2022 // 1 Comment

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]

EDITORIAL – Have we gone too far with ‘more inclusive’ language on drugs?

April 7, 2022 // 2 Comments

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 BRITISH COLUMBIA’S MARCH toward gender-neutral language in our laws continues, with another 741 instances of “outdated” references [Continue]

PETERS – Katherine McParland’s cause of death doesn’t tarnish her legacy

March 26, 2022 // 1 Comment

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]

ROTHENBURGER: Coroner’s report provides a chance to break down a stigma

March 26, 2022 // 1 Comment

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]