Editorial: An appeal for justice
by Andru McCracken, Editor I have always had a funny feeling about the assault on truck driver Alex Fraser who pulled his rig over to aid two men he thought were stranded travellers in 2010. […]
Opinion
Editorial: That thieving caribou and the great robbery of McBride
by Andru McCracken, Editor If the people of McBride are going to find the solution to their failing economy and dwindling population it won’t be by means deployed at the Caribou Recovery Consultation evening. Everyone […]
Unexpected gold and the lost chip
By Andru McCracken When we first committed to attending the British Columbia and Yukon Community Newspaper Awards, we didn’t realize we’d be missing several important events, including Valemount’s caribou consultation meeting, a massive fundraiser for […]
Editorial: Grow up, Earth
by Andru McCracken, Editor I was in the middle of a food battle with an overtired, underfed, dehydrated toddler, wild eyed and plummeting down from a sugar high when my phone rang. A man from […]
Editorial: Safety — the real issue
by Andru McCracken, Editor In a bid to learn more about the recent murder of a local 60-year-old man I attended court, but while I was there another matter went to trial. It was a […]
Editorial: Collaboration is the next step, and the staircase keeps going
by Andru McCracken, Editor The Village of Valemount has announced the results of this year’s Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives funding cycle. It’s striking to me that $200,000 wasn’t even applied for, even after every […]
Editorial: Council needs an electric car
by Andru McCracken, Editor Council was tripping over dollars to pick up dimes at last Tuesday’s council meeting when they decided electric cars should get the same shitty deal that gas powered cars have. “I […]
Global Thoughts: India-Pakistan — Maybe War, But Not a Water War
by Gwynne Dyer After the terrorist attack on Indian troops in Kashmir two weeks ago that killed 40 Indian soldiers, but before Tuesday’s retaliatory air strikes across the border into Pakistan by the Indian Air […]
Editorial: Killer Caribou — ungulates of fear
by Andru McCracken, Editor Elected officials of a stripe are up in arms about the potential for negative impacts of the Caribou Recovery Program, which to be fair, have not yet been revealed. Before we […]
Editorial: Outside the box
by Andru McCracken, Editor It’s wonderful to see societies and organizations come together to share ideas and thoughts as we strategize around housing in Valemount. Collaboration is a great way to find solutions. In almost […]
Global Thoughts: Trump the promise keeper
by Gwynne Dyer Donald Trump is a man of his word, and he promised his ‘base’ to build a wall on the US border with Mexico to stop an “invasion of gangs, invasion of drugs, […]