Editorials

A need for pandemic advice without being condescending

And we have nothing to show for it when it comes to the environment

Earlier this week I read an article from The Canadian Press about how only 20 per cent or so of Canadian workers wanted to return to the office full-time after the pandemic is done and dusted, according to some light polling done by a think-tank.

Last year around this time, I remember I was in Vancouver and everyone would come to their windows or patios to bang on pots and pans to show their appreciation for healthcare workers. That was a year ago and here we are one year down the line, with healthcare workers more overworked than ever, more under pressure and way more depressed than you and I can imagine. And yet, still news of cases from all over the world, of abuse against healthcare workers continues to trickle in.

But in the face of COVID-19, doing nothing was not an option

The COVID-related non-essential travel restrictions were announced in full last Friday, and the questions immediately ensued.

When did people start seeing side roads and Crown land as their own personal garbage dump?

Looking back on over 25 years with Barriere’s North Thompson Star/Journal

The average Canadian wastes 79 kilograms of food each year

Small changes are gathering steam, and no one saw all of them coming