WEB FIRST: Representation by ward under question

The lack of citizens willing to run for council in last month’s municipal election, combined with poor voter turnout has some members of the community wondering if it’s time to re-evaluate the credibility of the existing ward system. When the issue was brought up by coun. Bill Clark at a... more

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Using the land and resources responsibly

Members of the Oceola Fish and Game Club are becoming increasingly discouraged with the amount of irresponsible outdoor activity that they are seeing evidence of in the wilderness surrounding Lake Country. The club’s president, Bill Bosch, recalls one recent trip deep... more

• Lake Country residents packed into the gymnasium at George Elliot Secondary on November 11 to pay tribute to fallen heroes. In this photo Second World war veteran Ed McGowan and his grandson lay the first wreath in the ceremony. In Remembrance
• Creekside Theatre
• Celebration for human rights milestone

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Happiness keeps you healthy

“A happiness lapse could put your health in jeopardy, hints a major new study. This study sheds new light on the way we view the mental-health component in breast cancer and disease in general. The connection between psychological and... more

• Kept in the dark
• Marching in step
• Conflicting stories

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Pirates of the Horn

On one side are the eight navies, the world’s largest shipping companies, the rich Gulf states that need to get their oil to market, and the great powers, whose commerce depends heavily on the shipping lanes around the Horn of... more

• Informed reasoning against the new fire hall
• Thank you for voting
• BC Views

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Realism in Ukraine

The brawl in the Ukrainian parliament last Tuesday was an undignified ending to the country’s two-month political crisis, but something important has changed. In the immediate aftermath of the Orange Revolution of 2004, the more extreme Ukrainian nationalists fantasised that... more

• Commitment to learning and health
• Poor judgement

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Why the Interurban won't work today

Those who campaign for reviving the B.C. Electric Interurban tram rail line in the Fraser Valley are in need of a reality check. The route that was built almost a century ago between New Westminster and Chilliwack made sense at the... more

• Transport study was stacked against B.C.: critic
• Yes, they did.
• Dummies need 'smart cards'

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