Navel Gazing

Final Shot.

A kid on a bike races past a family of black bears who had taken up residence next to the path between the apartments...

Northern Health talks Emergency Department closures with community

On September 7, a trio of representatives from Northern Health came to town to speak to locals about the decision to close the Emergency...

Final Thought: A crisis of health care

Last week, with one whole day warning, the Tumbler Ridge Emergency Department was closed between the hours of seven at night and eight in...

Final Thought: GIGO

On March 23, 2016, Microsoft released Tay, Tay was designed to mimic the language patterns of a 19-year-old American girl, and to learn from...

Final Thought: A few more thoughts about nuclear war

If you hadn’t figured it out yet, my last editorial didn’t actually reflect my personal position on nuclear war. I wasn’t lying; it was a...

Final Thought: A few thoughts on nuclear war

I’m not worried about nuclear war. That’s not in a Dr. Strangelove sense of the word. It’s just that we live hundreds of kilometres from...

Final Thought: (in)Effective Altruism

Last issue, if you recall, we talked about a thought problem that philosopher Peter Singer likes to ask people. The basic gist of it is:...

Final Thought: The expanding circle

A few days before going to press, a story came out of the Bahamas. Apparently, while posing for a photo, a girl fell from the...

Final Thought: An address to the grads

I apologize if I get a bit emotional during this speech. I would first like to welcome all of the family friends and other...

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