Guest Editorial : Rights and responsibilities
by Rachel Everett-Fry, Local journalism initiative reporter.
The relationship between the individual and society is one that has been scrutinized, time and again since our...
The fool on the hill
I understand we’re in a federal election campaign, yes? I may seem a little confused, but, to be honest, the whole election thing seems...
Obla-di, obla-da
It seems to me that we’ve all ben experiencing what might be called a state of heightened mental awareness for the past year and...
Beware of darkness
I’m not sure if people were always this simplistic, or is it the result of too much Facebook and Twitter and other “platforms” that...
I’m looking through you
Last year, we all felt that Canada Day was a bit of a miss; not the usual opportunity to celebrate the land and the...
It’s all too much
News of the vicious murder of the family in this province has hit the headlines all over the world. From the BBC in Britain...
Policy that pits us against each other.
More than 100 protesters have been arrested at Fairy Creek in BC for trying to protect old growth forests from logging.
Though there is no...
Consolidation, Globalization and local development
When I worked in the forest policy sector, I didn’t at the time realize I was a witness to historic changes in the sector,...
Are we really sheep?
Remember when we used to travel? So many times, at the airport, I was removed from the lineup up at the security gate for...
A pandemic and some political football
We have an opportunity before us to “build back better.” We can do it now, while we are in the midst of it, or...