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B.C. launches review of pandemic response
The B.C. government last week launched an independent review and public consultation on government’s operational response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal is to learn…
You get what you give Mr. Prime Minister
e-KNOW Editorial By Ian Cobb Well Prime Minister Short Pants, you’ve done it now. Your father’s smarmy petulance stormed out of you the past few…
Province loosening some restrictions for vaccinated only
Life will be returning to a semblance of normal, for those vaccinated, starting Thursday, Feb. 17. With the caveat of still requiring a vaccine passport…
Like father but unfortunately not like son
“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary “Just watch me.” So saying, 52 years ago former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau when he ordered troops…
Pandemic funding aid announced for tourism sector
Eligible accommodation providers and tourism operators holding tenure and BC Parks permits will now have access to grants to alleviate fixed-cost pressures caused by the…
Cranbrook Bucks’ Dec. 5 tilt postponed
The BC Hockey League (BCHL), and the Cranbrook Bucks, can’t buy a break the last couple of years. The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged organized sports…
Turn the Great Resignation into the Great Opportunity
By David B. Savage “In April, the number of workers who quit their job in a single month broke an all-time U.S. record. Economists called…
Pandemic has had profound impact on government services: MLA
Kootenay East MLA Tom Shypitka today spoke in the Legislature about the profound impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the delivery of government services…
Province intends to extend key pandemic orders
Due to the ongoing fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the B.C. government intends to introduce amendments to the COVID-19 Related Measures Act to extend…