Did you know that the federal government here in Canada declared Monday, September 19, as a national day of mourning for a queen who recently died? I never knew her so I can't honestly say I feel any grief over her death, certainly don’t need an entire day to mourn her passing. To me it seems strange that a holiday would be created. We have Victoria Day, so what now we have Elizabeth Day? Doesn’t the narrative tell us we are decolonizing Canada and it so why did we just have

I am old enough to recall two decades ago, when 100 Mile Elementary was slated to be replaced. The building, essentially having outlived it’s life span, was considered a high priority as unfit for a safe educational experience for children. Here we are some 20 years later, children are still attending the same building for Elementary in 100 Mile. Interstingly, the washrooms have received a major overhaul. With every stall being it’s own contained bathroom. The stalls are all