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No need to be sneaky to reduce taxes

No need to be sneaky to reduce taxes

A short drive from Cranbrook, at the base of a truly stunning array of Rocky Mountain peaks sits Fort Steele, a heritage town similar to Barkerville.
NDP busy rolling out pot plans

NDP busy rolling out pot plans

While the New Democrats prepare to do their share on marijuana legalization, they are also lobbying Ottawa to preserve the province's position as one of the leading producers of what has been called B.C.'s largest cash crop.
Put a muzzle on it

Put a muzzle on it

First it was the chickens. Now this city council is in the weeds again, distracted by dogs and cats.
Adding up Site C

Adding up Site C

In reply to Todd Whitcombe's column last week, a lot of us see the NDP having a very difficult decision. Numbers can be used to favour the bias of the writer.
Kin 3 seats horrible

Kin 3 seats horrible

This is a letter to the city and whoever came up with the plans for building the new seating in the Kin 3 arena. The old seating in Kin 3 was two-tiered bench style and quite adequate. The new seating is absolutely horrible.
Welcome to public-sector town

Welcome to public-sector town

I was asked the other day why I hadn't weighed into the low voter turn out for the city referendum on rebuilding the Four Seasons Pool and the fire hall.
When tribe trumps truth

When tribe trumps truth

The shenanigans by both the B.C.
Libs, Green spat helping NDP

Libs, Green spat helping NDP

B.C.'s New Democrat government is watching most of its bills sail unchanged through its first session of the legislature, in part because the province's two opposition parties can't - or won't - work together to accomplish anything.
Embarrassing behaviour

Embarrassing behaviour

Attending Question Period in the Legislature on Nov. 2, I watched across the balconies as school children in uniform filed into their seats.
Reformation adulation

Reformation adulation

I am writing re: the November 1 editorial "Reformation's shadow lingers over modern life" by Nathan Geide. While you may very well have had nothing to do with the totally inappropriate title of your editorial, Mr.