Editorials

EDITORIAL: Leave the phone alone

Distracted driving can have fatal consequences

  • Mar 19, 2023
Lorne Doerkson is the Liberal MLA for the Cariboo-Chilcotin. (Black Press Media file photos)

MLA’S CORNER: NDP has no plan for billions in spending

NDP government is sending money out the door without any respect, oversight or due diligence

  • Mar 16, 2023
Log yard at Canfor’s Houston sawmill which is closing in April 2023, idling more than 300 employees and many more in the trucking and logging sectors. (Angelique Houlihan photo/Houston Today)

Houston’s mayor makes pitch for economic assistance

The forestry-dependent community in northwestern B.C. is about to lose its major employer

  • Mar 15, 2023
Log yard at Canfor’s Houston sawmill which is closing in April 2023, idling more than 300 employees and many more in the trucking and logging sectors. (Angelique Houlihan photo/Houston Today)

Houston’s mayor makes pitch for economic assistance

The forestry-dependent community in northwestern B.C. is about to lose its major employer

Log yard at Canfor’s Houston sawmill which is closing in April 2023, idling more than 300 employees and many more in the trucking and logging sectors. (Angelique Houlihan photo/Houston Today)
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad from the Stswecem΄c Xgat΄tem First Nation lives in Williams Lake, B.C. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Editorial: A step in the right direction

B.C. will formally recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  • Feb 12, 2023
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad from the Stswecem΄c Xgat΄tem First Nation lives in Williams Lake, B.C. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Is your house a home or an investment. (File photo)

EDITORIAL: A house is a home, not a bank

Seeing housing as an investment first isn’t good for our economy

  • Jan 17, 2023
Is your house a home or an investment. (File photo)
Terry Fox ran an average of 42 km a day for 143 days during the Marathon of Hope. (terryfox.org)

153 days turned into 42 years and counting: Terry Fox’s legacy

This September marks 41 years since Terry Fox’s cross-country run was cut short west of Thunder Bay

Terry Fox ran an average of 42 km a day for 143 days during the Marathon of Hope. (terryfox.org)
It’s back to school for students in School District 27, with a half day for students Wednesday, Sept. 7 to kick things off. Sept. 8 will be the first full days for students. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Editorial: Help Cariboo students arrive at school safely

ICBC issues safety reminders for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians

  • Sep 7, 2022
It’s back to school for students in School District 27, with a half day for students Wednesday, Sept. 7 to kick things off. Sept. 8 will be the first full days for students. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
In Williams Lake the community action team is planning an event in Boitanio Park on Wednesday, Aug. 31, from 10:30 to 3 p.m.
In Williams Lake the community action team is planning an event in Boitanio Park on Wednesday, Aug. 31, from 10:30 to 3 p.m.
Lorne Doerkson is the Liberal MLA for the Cariboo-Chilcotin. (Williams Lake Tribune image)

MLA’S CORNER: Escalating number of drug-related deaths across B.C.

It’s time for government to step up and prevent future heartbreak and death

  • Aug 28, 2022
Lorne Doerkson is the Liberal MLA for the Cariboo-Chilcotin. (Williams Lake Tribune image)
Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson

MLA’S CORNER: Affordability out of reach under NDP

We are in an affordability crisis that continues to go unaddressed by the NDP government

  • Aug 14, 2022
Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson
It’s going to be very busy in the coming days at the Williams Lake Stockyards, where the 64th Annual Williams Lake 4-H Show and Sale is set to kick off Aug. 4. Pictured above, 4-H members take part in the inaugural Cariboo Classic Junior Steer and Heifer Show June3-5. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
It’s going to be very busy in the coming days at the Williams Lake Stockyards, where the 64th Annual Williams Lake 4-H Show and Sale is set to kick off Aug. 4. Pictured above, 4-H members take part in the inaugural Cariboo Classic Junior Steer and Heifer Show June3-5. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
A performance by the Wild West Riders kick off rodeo action Friday, July 1st. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

EDITORIAL: Thanks to all who helped

Where to start about the weekend. In one way, our communities came…

  • Jul 8, 2022
A performance by the Wild West Riders kick off rodeo action Friday, July 1st. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Ranch Musings columnist David Zirnhelt. (File photo)

RANCH MUSINGS: Recent ongoing developments in agriculture

The food system is a big system that needs to be governed, maintained and supported

  • Jun 19, 2022
Ranch Musings columnist David Zirnhelt. (File photo)
Ranch Musings columnist David Zirnhelt. (File photo)

RANCH MUSINGS: Yearly return of the white, wild Trumpeter Swans a welcome sight

They stand out because of their size and brilliant pure white and grey colours

  • Jun 5, 2022
Ranch Musings columnist David Zirnhelt. (File photo)
Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians are expected to share the roadway and give appropriate space to horses. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

EDITORIAL: Whoa! Expect horses, riders on roads and trails

Did you know horses and their riders are recognized road users under the Motor Vehicle Act?

  • May 20, 2022
Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians are expected to share the roadway and give appropriate space to horses. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
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EDITORIAL: Drug overdoses taking toll

No community is immune to this crisis

  • May 17, 2022
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Earth Day is Friday, April 22. (Stock photo)

Editorial: Let’s improve planet’s prognosis this Earth Day

Earth Day Canada’s theme is ‘Call in Sick for Earth Day,’ recognizing ‘eco-anxiety’ people may feel

  • Apr 21, 2022
Earth Day is Friday, April 22. (Stock photo)
Why hasn’t more been done by Interior Health to retain one of Williams Lake’s top surgeons, Dr. Dan Brosseuk? (Williams Lake Tribune file photo)

EDITORIAL: Is this the end of the story?

Interior Health recently accepted the resignation of Dr. Dan Brosseuk

  • Apr 16, 2022
Why hasn’t more been done by Interior Health to retain one of Williams Lake’s top surgeons, Dr. Dan Brosseuk? (Williams Lake Tribune file photo)
Many popular events are in the works for 2022, including the Williams Lake Stampede. (Williams Lake Tribune file photo)

EDITORIAL: Lots to look forward to

Events are once again being planned

Many popular events are in the works for 2022, including the Williams Lake Stampede. (Williams Lake Tribune file photo)