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Public should stand with teachers

Public should stand with teachers

I am a parent and a teacher. Thankfully my children are not yet school age, but it will not be long before they are caught up in the government's destruction of our education system. This is a horrifying thought.
Berry picking an almost authentic P.G. experience

Berry picking an almost authentic P.G. experience

There is a marquee on the Hart Highway that advertises for the Rainbow Berry Farm that I only half-noticed for the last few weeks.
Province, Canada racing to the bottom

Province, Canada racing to the bottom

The greatest economic problem facing our country today is the decline of the middle class. Corporate greed and government mismanagement continues to eat away at well-paying middle class jobs.
Paying for services not rendered

Paying for services not rendered

I don't have a problem with paying taxes. I know that might sound a little weird as I certainly have an issue with some forms of taxation but I recognize taxes afford us the opportunity to have a lifestyle we could not have without them.
Song of the Day

Song of the Day

New York alternative rock band X Ambassadors and English blues/folk rock singer Jamie N Commons teamed up last year to release a hot single called Jungle.
All’s well that ends in Wells

All’s well that ends in Wells

As I sit here typing this article my husband is across the street at the Sunset Theatre, performing a solo stage show that I wrote for him. The play is called The Fred Wells Show, and it is about the man who gave his name to the town we live in.
Dumpcano solutions

Dumpcano solutions

I've been following, or should I say 'smellowing', the dump fire in Nunavut and would like to pose a possible solution to the so-called dumpcano travesty.
Advisor clarifies WorkSafeBC report

Advisor clarifies WorkSafeBC report

I just wanted to offer some clarifications to your July 24 article "Macatee report lacking." During my extensive consultation with leaders from organized labour and industry, both here in B.C.
Mt. Polley incident a political disaster

Mt. Polley incident a political disaster

Over the last few weeks I have been writing about the Social Science and Humanities Research Council's (SSHRC) future challenge questions.
Rightful protest

Rightful protest

At some point in the past two decades, protesting and civil disobedience fell out of favour.