The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police has focussed the world on the blight of racism.  In the days and weeks since that event, millions have marched through the streets and there has been much said and written about racism, whether it be conversations around systemic racism or articles about the use of...

  Indigenes and Incomers What freedom we possess! To live as an individual, with choice to create one’s own singular culture! Where else in the world can people do this? Canada, a land colonized by massive immigration from Europe, is lucky indeed to be one of the few. People like me are unlikely to live anywhere but within ...

(Editor’s Note: There are different interpretations of the call to “defund the police.” Few people mean, “do away with all police” – but some do.  Our local RCMP detachment suffers already from lack of personnel, and appears to take a humane and preventative approach, to the best of my knowledge. This opinion piece includes...

By Karen foster, for The Conversation Like any crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to rethink how we do things. As we near the 100-day mark since the pandemic was declared, one area getting a significant attention is the workplace, where a window is opening for good ideas to move from the fringes to the mainstream....

Part II Cultural Revolutions and Wars, changing millions in swift strokes Culture is a small word to cover a phenomenon encompassing just about everything humans do and think and express, all things about us that are not of “nature.” Change culture and you change humans, is pretty much the assumption. Intellectuals and artists...

Racism.  It’s a hot topic because the examples of racist brutality against Black and Indigenous people have become undeniable –  many are proven by on-the-spot videos. Hordes of citizens in both the USA and Canada are protesting systemic racist police brutality and murder, many are rioting, and many riots are accompanied by...

The BC RCMP is monitoring the events in the United States of America and is deeply saddened by the anguish expressed by so many in the aftermath of George Floyd's death in Minnesota on May 25, 2020. As an organization, members and staff are unsettled by the events in the USA and what happened to Mr. Floyd. We understand that...

To The Editor: The BC Government Mountain Resorts Branch has recently received an expression of interest (EOI) for a new ski resort development (Zincton Expression of Interest) from Brent Harley and Associates Inc. and are requesting feedback from the public. The British Columbia Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BCBHA) have...

After months of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many people just want to get back to “normal.” We will overcome this crisis. But “normal” means continued climate disruption and species extinction, growing inequalities, increasing pollution and health risks and the possibility of further new disease outbreaks. We...

  “And the human race just kept rollin’ on. Rolling through the fighting, rolling through the religious wars, rolling through the temple walls, and the churches’ exposed sores.”     (Neil Young, Looking for a Leader, Greendale lp) Free-association historical ramble Some curiosities of the past surface through this column,...