EDITORIAL: Is the time nigh for Noah’s Ark?
Is the time nigh for Noah’s Ark? There is a quote going around the internet that says, “Never feel sorry for raising dragon-slayers in a time where there are actual dragons.”
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Letter to the Editor: Osoyoos needs a bylaw to protect mature trees
Some modest suggestions for the new and veteran members of Osoyoos Town Council.
EDITORIAL: Mashing Monet
European climate protesters have devised a new and slightly unorthodox tactic in the fight to curb global emissions: throwing food and other substances at famous paintings.
EDITORIAL: Lottery lunacy
It’s really disturbing when I hear about one individual winning the $70 million Lotto Max draw, or worse, the latest $2 billion Powerball in the US. That is a ridiculously insane amount of money for one person to spend. If you’re an average Joe, you probably couldn’t even spend the interest.
EDITORIAL: We get a bad rap
When most people think of teenagers, the words that come to mind are “hormonal,” “emotional,” and “irrational.” While these are often true, people also overlook the good in teens too, such as their kindness, resilience, and community involvement.
As a professional teenager, I’ve noticed that some of the older generation of Osoyoos have given youth a bad rap.
EDITORIAL: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which apparently exists “to increase awareness of the positive outcomes of hiring persons with disabilities in Canada.”
EDITORIAL: Help is available for depression
This editorial contains references to suicide which some readers may find disturbing. If you or anyone you know is having thoughts of suicide call 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433). YouthinBC.com is a chat available every day from noon to 1 a.m. for online real-time support, or call 604-872-3311 anytime of the day or night.
Pocket Guide
EDITORIAL: Things that go bump in the night
From the get-go the Osoyoos election was polarized. Lingering unhappiness in some quarters continues to fester with a recent computer hacking incident leading people to draw lines between the dots, fuelling conspiracy theories and perhaps even paranoia.
EDITORIAL: Exercise your right
The election process in Canada is an essential to the democratic system.
EDITORIAL: Celebrate the power of words
Newspapers are an essential part of Canadian culture, communities, and democracy, delivering vital information to Canadians each and every day while connecting local communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast.
EDITIORIAL: Power too great to lose
Low voter turnout really hurt everyone.
EDITORIAL: Crossing that fine line
Editorial opinion about homelessness in Oliver and Osoyoos Penticton
EDITORIAL: The enigma of Sikora
Very interesting municipal election.
Editorial
The hate-filled verbal assault on Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in Grande Prairie, Alberta recently, should (sadly) not come as much of a surprise.
Pocket Guide
EDITORIAL: Take the time to read more than headline
As a journalist whose work gets posted on social media, I’ve seen firsthand how wildly people can misinterpret the headline on one of my stories and take to their own pages to shake their fists about an issue that does not exist, and has never existed.
EDITORIAL: Power and prejudice
Last week social media was set abuzz with a video published by CTV National News anchor Lisa LaFlamme. It detailed how she was “blindsided” by the decision to end her contract. This contract had less than two years left in it, yet Bell Media dismissed her early based on a “business decision.”
EDITORIAL: Boisterous about boosters?
The signs of summer’s waning are all around us. Back to school sales, shorter evenings, clearance sales off seasonal accoutrements, and so on. I even saw a formation of Canada Geese heading south the other night, a foreboding sight indeed.
And as Canadians bid adieu to another seemingly brief summer, attention inevitably returns to more serious matters of schooling, work, and of course COVID-19.
EDITORIAL: Who’s kooky now?
Living in British Columbia in this day and age we are a bit spoiled. Our politics have become almost humdrum. We’ve lost the kookiness we were famous for, you know, the old days when the Bennett clan ran the show, and ‘The Zalm’ took over with his clown show.
EDITORIAL: Liar, liar climate on fire
We’ve been lied to continuously since the very first moment an oil company came into existence. They lie about price, they lie about geo-political influence, they lie about pollution, they lie about environmental impacts and they lie about recycling.
EDITORIAL: Stealthy COVID-19 hitting unsuspecting
The COVID-19 virus is still out there waiting to pounce on unsuspecting victims.
Heat warning guidance
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued heat warnings across Interior Health this week, with temperatures expected to soar as high as 40 degrees in a number of communities.
EDITORIAL: Phrasing is important
Last week we ran a letter to the editor by mistake. As is always the case, most letters denied have some decent messaging, but there are usually distinct and specific references that allude to racism, colonialism, misogyny and the like.
EDITORIAL: A rotten cherry in the pail
This past weekend marked the first real Cherry Fiesta/Canada Day celebration in Osoyoos since the pandemic began and the mood of the substantial parade crowd was electric.