“Perceptions” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary Cranbrook hasn’t always been a Conservative stronghold. Nor has Kimberley. Indeed, quite the opposite is true. But to find that…
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Integrity is a rare commodity in politics
“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary So now he wants to delay the election. Could there be a better sign that Donald J. Trump is…
Obituary for Jim Abbott
Jim Abbott James “Jim” Edward Abbott passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020 in Cranbrook, B.C., at the age of 77. Jim was born in…
First female Leader of the Opposition coming to town
The directors of Kootenay Columbia Federal CPC Association invite you to attend a very evening April 27 with former Leader of the Opposition, Deborah Grey….
Booth seeks riding Conservative nomination
Wendy Booth has announced that she will seek the nomination to be 2019 Federal Conservative candidate in the riding of Kootenay-Columbia. The current Regional District…
Proposed action on US Softwood a serious mistake
Letter to the Editor B.C. is the largest Canadian exporter of softwood lumber to the U.S. It provides about 145,000 direct and indirect jobs –…
NDP ‘Equity Dogma’ revisited
Letter to the Editor When Columbia River-Revelstoke NDP chose Invermere Mayor Gerry Taft as their man for 2017’s election a parallel universe arrived in the…
John Rustad addresses chamber luncheon
B.C. Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation John Rustad, a three-term Nechako Lakes MLA, right, speaks with former five-term Kootenay-Columbia MP Jim Abbott (Reform Party and…
Electoral Reform – really?
Letter to the Editor Electoral Reform will move political input a step away from Canadians. It’s like the election is the be-all, end-all and happens…
Victoria’s Secret
Letter to the Editor A parallel universe has arrived in the Kootenays. In Victoria, the BC NDP’s gender equity policy requires that a NDP MLA…