Tag Archives: Provincial Politics
Livestock to join BC wildfire fighting effort
VICTORIA - From grazing in a field, to reducing wildfire risk- livestock will soon be a part of firefighting efforts throughout the province. In a release, the B.C Government announced it has taken st...
May 26, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
MLA Milobar blasts government after major jump in Revelstoke-area highway project cost
KAMLOOPS - The BC Liberal MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson is raising his eyebrows after the cost of a highway improvement project increased by 35 per cent in the span of about three months. In Februar...
May 23, 2019 Image Credit: Flickr / Government of B.C.
Multi-level government discussions in Kamloops focused on emergency management
KAMLOOPS - While Justin Trudeau was in Kamloops, City Hall played host to the Prime Minister, along with federal and provincial ministers, to discuss emergency management improvements. In particular, ...
James Peters May 22, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Alberta legislature session to begin under new Premier Jason Kenney
EDMONTON - The Alberta legislature is to start a new session today with a lot of new faces and a new government in charge. Premier Jason Kenney and the 63 members of his United Conservative caucu...
May 21, 2019
PETERS: McLachlin Report shows the legislature needs proper supervision
THE MANY WAYS adults act like children will never cease to be fascinating. From video game obsessions to adult colouring books, more and more grown-ups are trying to hold onto childhood as long as pos...
James Peters May 17, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
SOUND OFF: Accounting for accountability — the importance of consultation
LAST MONTH, in reference to recent and proposed changes to B.C.'s forest policy, West Fraser CEO Ted Seraphim expressed concern that the Horgan government was "making policy changes without consulting...
May 17, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Tree replanting receives big boost in the Cariboo
WILLIAMS LAKE - Over the next two months about 22 million trees will be planted in the area scorched by wildfire in the Cariboo region.Reforestation efforts will be concentrated to the areas where the...
May 09, 2019 Image Credit: Dreamstime / Pakorn Kumruen
SOUND OFF: NDP child labour change uncalled for
I HAVE FOND MEMORIES of my first few jobs as a youngster in the Shuswap. I was about 12 or 13 years old when I started trimming produce full-time at Eagle Valley Foods in Sicamous for the summer. That...
May 09, 2019 Image Credit: Lane Erickson / Dreamstime.com
$10-a-day child care advocates building endorsement list
KAMLOOPS - After gathering support from the City of Kamloops for $10-a-day child care, an advocate for the affordable option presented at Thompson Rivers University today as part of the group's campai...
May 08, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
ROTHENBURGER - Would you buy a used car from a politician?
I BOUGHT A USED VEHICLE a couple of weeks ago. It reminded me how little I understand about some parts of our tax system.I get the concepts of income taxes and property taxes though they're rife with ...
James Peters May 03, 2019 Image Credit: Spencer Sproule / Twitter
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