Politics

More than halfway though the year, council is under budget

As of June 30, 2026, the District had spent $274,717 less than planned from the council budget. That’s the word from a report that came...

Councillor Dusseault resigns

At the February 2 council meeting, it was announced that Councillor Dusseault—who has been on leave from Council since the December 15 meeting of...

Final Thought: foolish thoughts

Despite making a (rather poor) career out of offering (also rather poor) observations on life politic, I am not exactly the most politically motivated...

Final Thought: speak for yourself

One of my favourite scenes in Monty Python’s classic, Life of Brian, is when Brian, upon waking up, goes to the window and flings...

District dealing with another boiler failure

Back in February, the boilers at the Community Centre gave out, forcing the Community Centre to be closed for the better part of a...

An award 13 years in the making

On November 17, former board chair of the Tumbler Ridge Public Library, me, was at council to receive a pair of certificates for my...

District finally files SOFI for 2024

One of the standard beats to the annual life cycle of the district—along with filing the annual Financial Plan—is the filing of the district’s...

Let’s talk about Let’s talk

While many recent Let’s Talks have been focused on single issues (health care, forest fires), the most recent Let’s Talk featured a wide-ranging conversation...

Final Thought: say unto others…

In the last few years, online discourse has basically descended to “you’re a Nazi” “No, you are!” “No, you are!” It’s good to see that...

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