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Doug Clovechok MLA - 2023 Year in Review

Doug Clovechok MLA - 2023 Year in Review

MLA Minute: NDP healthcare failures continue to leave doctors and nurses sidelined

MLA Minute: NDP healthcare failures continue to leave doctors and nurses sidelined

MLA Minute: B.C. NDP Community Rip Off Agreements do not benefit communities.

MLA Minute: B.C. NDP Community Rip Off Agreements do not benefit communities.

Houston’s mayor makes pitch for economic assistance

Houston’s mayor makes pitch for economic assistance

The forestry-dependent community in northwestern B.C. is about to lose its major employer
Premier has disconnect with rural communities: MLA Clovechok

Premier has disconnect with rural communities: MLA Clovechok

After almost three years in office, Premier John Horgan finally took his first tour to a region that has seen a lot of hardship over the past year.
Thirty years ago today in Montreal

Thirty years ago today in Montreal

Thirty years ago today I was living in Montreal. At some point in the early evening of December 6, I started listening to radio reports of an incident at a local college. As the hours went by, more details emerged of the full-blown horror of the École Polytechnique massacre.
Farm life: looking dinner in the eye

Farm life: looking dinner in the eye

I think we’ve all heard of roosters being alarm clocks. Cocka-doodle-doodling during the wee hours of the morning. But have you heard of lambs being alarm clocks? Because that’s my life right now. Our previously-bottle-fed lamb likes to “baaahhhh” everyone out of bed around 5 a.m.. The sheep are no where near my house but it doesn’t mean I don’t hear her.
MP Stetski calls for national pharmacare program

MP Stetski calls for national pharmacare program

WAYNE STETSKI, MP Kootenay Columbia
NDP: Everyone should be able to live in affordable, quality housing

NDP: Everyone should be able to live in affordable, quality housing

CRANBROOK – On Monday, the NDP called on Justin Trudeau to take immediate action to combat the housing crisis and bring relief to the people in the riding of Kootenay—Columbia and to Canadians across the country. New Democrats are calling on the Liberal government to take action in the next federal budget.
Falls don’t descriminate, be prepared during winter

Falls don’t descriminate, be prepared during winter

More people fall during our cold, Canadian winter than during any other season. No one is immune to falls, yet the consequences of falls differ markedly across age groups. At 25, you may only injure your dignity; at 45, you may break your wrist; and above 65, you may suffer a serious fracture or head injury. Nevertheless, it takes but a second, and a fall for anyone could mean long-term rehabilitation, permanent disability, or death.