Trudeau in trouble: Are WE in trouble?
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in trouble about the WE charity scandal, there’s a scenario closer to home that deserves scrutiny: […]
Opinion
Secrecy, incompetence or secretly competent?
Is there trouble behind the scenes at the Village of McBride? Last week we shared with readers that the mayor had been censured by council. […]
What a week
There is no doubt that the events of last week have altered lives in the valley. Aerial photos of homes and outbuildings covered in mud debris are heart wrenching. It’s no small miracle that no one was seriously injured. […]
Leadership and place
What you want in a leader really depends on the time. If the course is smooth, the waters well charted, people have the luxury of choosing a known quantity to help maintain the good times. […]
Shame: the good, the bad and the convenient
Valemount is experiencing an epidemic of self harm. Way too many people, especially men, have taken their own lives. I can count at least four deaths over the past year and a half. […]
Pride month reflections: Coming up Rainbows
If I could stand in front of the community and talk about my thoughts on being queer in Valemount it probably would not be kind. Mainly because it hasn’t been very kind to me. […]
Like a fish in water
A lot of us have either grown up here or been here so long we’re enmeshed in the social fabric around us. Our relationships and habits are like water to a fish. We don’t much notice them. […]
Floyd, Dickens and me
Let’s not smirk as we look south to the chaos raging over racism and police brutality in the United States after the death of George Floyd on May 25. […]
Tiny Houses loom large
The Tiny House Warriors had no idea why locals had gathered near them last Sunday on the road to Murtle Lake. As Kanahus Manuel filmed the residents, more than 60 metres away, she guessed why they were there and what they were doing. […]
Backlash in Blue
Last week my article about the violent confrontation between three men and a woman and the Tiny House Warriors provoked a strong reaction from some in the community of Blue River. […]
Hard question, tough answer, repeat
It seemed like an innocuous question, but when McBride resident Jason Gardner wondered whether vacant houses in the community could be used by people looking for a home in an online post, he almost broke the internet. […]