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BC VIEWS: A graveyard of political visions

BC Liberals as cynical as ever, Greens and NDP target industry with endangered species legislation

Mar 21, 2017 8:00 PM Read more >

COLUMNS: Are standards strong enough?

The good news: 70 new residential care beds are finally announced for Williams Lake.

Mar 21, 2017 6:00 PM Read more >

COLUMNS: Strengthening care for seniors

Our government is investing $500 million over the next four years as part of an action plan to improve care for seniors.

Mar 21, 2017 5:00 AM Read more >

COLUMNS: Spring one of my most favourite times of the year

Ah, spring! A time when “a young man’s thoughts turn to thoughts of love” and outdoors and fishing and gardening.

Mar 16, 2017 6:00 PM Read more >

COLUMNS: Small Okanagan town has modern value added industry

A January 2014 article in the Logging and Sawmilling Journal describes how a value added company started out over 50 years ago.

Mar 16, 2017 3:00 PM Read more >

COLUMNS: Letting the land be idle from human hands, or no succession plan

We have been doing a few day trips into the countryside around this beach town, Zihuatanejo, Mexico.

Mar 16, 2017 8:00 AM Read more >

COLUMNS: Our sustainable history

This is Cowboy Heritage week and if any B.C. community has the right to celebrate, it is us.

Mar 14, 2017 7:00 PM Read more >

COLUMNS: Investing in jobs

In B.C. over 140 rural communities depend on the natural resource sector for jobs and economic opportunities.

Mar 14, 2017 9:00 AM Read more >

BC VIEWS: Bonus baths for B.C. seniors

Health Minister Terry Lake blames Ottawa for delay in increasing care home staff, but that doesn't add up

Mar 14, 2017 5:00 AM Read more >

COLUMNS: The view from the beach; not a busman’s holiday

Much has been said about work-life balance. Mostly it goes like this: “work smarter not harder.”

Mar 9, 2017 7:00 PM Read more >