Politics

Let’s Talk

Let’s Talk...with Jason Bradley. Members of the public had a chance to meet with the district departments and find out about projects being worked...

Land Sales Policy changes ahead of Zoning Bylaw

The District has taken and made changes to its land sales policy. According to Economic Development Officer Jessie Olsen, the Land Sales Policy is due...

Final Thought: Three and a half percent

Over on the left, my hardcore commie Facebook friends are posting memes about “eat the rich” and “smash the system” and “execute all billionaires.” Meanwhile,...

Zimmer wins locally; Liberals form minority government federally

Above photo: Bob Zimmer giving his opening address during the virtual All Candidates Forum hosted by the Chambers of Commerce in the Northeast, with...

Taxes going up by nine percent across most of the board

All classes of taxes but two are going up by nine percent, after council set tax rates at their April 23 meeting. Residential, small business...

Final Thought: same sized piece of a bigger pie

Over the last few years, the term “girl math” has become a popular meme, mostly amongst women describing the rationalizations made to justify indulgent...

2025 Federal Election Candidates

Federal Elections Issue: an introduction to the candidates With the opportunity for candidates to declare for the federal election closing April 7 at 2 pm,...

Final Thought: effect and cause

Back when I was in college, I took a course with Professor Doug Cousineau. The “textbook”, such as it was, was a brief, 144...

Bertrand wins by-election by one in recount

The votes are in, the results have been re-tabulated, and Kieth Bertrand has been given the last seat on council after a tie between...

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