Local Voices

CHARBONNEAU – Will Alberta be happy with another pipeline through B.C.?

July 9, 2026 // 1 Comment

THEY WEREN’T HAPPY after we bought the first one for them. It cost Canadians $34 billion and took six years to build. We received little thanks for our gift. Albertans [Continue]

SINGH – When the taps ran dry in Kamloops

July 7, 2026 // 3 Comments

By ARJUN SINGH The Kamloops Chronicle THE EAST KAMLOOPS water main break — which cut off water to a large swath of the city — is arguably the most serious failure of [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Ozempic’s effects go well beyond losing weight

July 2, 2026 // 1 Comment

THE MASS MEDICATION of a weight reduction drug is giving hope to millions. Its effects will go beyond weight loss. About 3 million now use GLP-1s such as Ozempic. Now [Continue]

STONIER-NEWMAN – Thanks to TRU for careful look at Williams Lake campus

June 30, 2026 // 2 Comments

HAPPY CANADA DAY… and thank you to TRU’s board of governors, directors and administrators! Celebrating Canada Day and being Canadian for me is enhanced by your [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – BC Hydro’s green image is about to get sooty

June 25, 2026 // 0 Comments

BC HYDRO PRIDES ITSELF in generating green electricity. That’s about to change. Our publicly owned utility plans to include natural gas fired generators into the mix. [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Data centres are the embodiment of our AI fears

June 18, 2026 // 2 Comments

IN AN IPSOS AI Monitor survey, two thirds of Canadians view AI as a direct threat to jobs, personal privacy, and overall stability of society. Of 32 countries surveyed, [Continue]