Local Voices

IN THE HOUSE – Christopher Seguin’s death highlights a national crisis

October 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

Comments in the House of Commons by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 on the death of Christopher Seguin: Mr. Speaker, I would like to extend [Continue]

GINTA – You are human before anything else; it’s what’s left behind

October 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

SATURDAY WAS a cold, wet, and slightly dreary day, though rain was such precious commodity during the summer that I cannot get myself to dislike it, no matter how much I miss [Continue]

KNOX – Rafe Mair, the loose cannon who shot straight from the heart

October 15, 2017 // 1 Comment

BEFORE RAFE MAIR was a fire-breathing radio talk-show host, a household name from Victoria to Vanderhoof, he was a mere politician, a Social Credit cabinet minister from [Continue]

PETERS – Stereotypical drug user or not, all lives are worth saving

October 14, 2017 // 2 Comments

FOR MANY of us, the death of Ryan Pinneo in January of 2016 was the first indication something was different. The young Kamloops man had died of a fentanyl overdose. There [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Indigenous labour is an untapped resource

October 12, 2017 // 1 Comment

CANADIANS OPENED their hearts and homes to Syrian refugees last year. It was a warm humanitarian gesture as well as an economic imperative: Canada relies on immigrants to [Continue]

GINTA – Giving thanks with more than words

October 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

ONE OF the simplest and profound joys of every day is stepping outside in early morning to hike with my dog. I will call it overwhelming gratefulness because that is the best [Continue]

COLLINS – Thanks for many things, including our leaders

October 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

THIS THANKSGIVING weekend, I am thankful for much. I have been blessed with many good things. Good friends, a great family, great parents, and a pretty good life. It has not [Continue]

KNOX – The differences between Canada and U.S. when it comes to guns

October 8, 2017 // 10 Comments

THE EDMONTON terror attack didn’t even get a full day before our attention was seized by the horror in Las Vegas. The difference? The man who injured five Albertans on was [Continue]

PETERS – Todd Stone’s path to Liberal leadership might have a few bumps

October 7, 2017 // 1 Comment

TODD STONE will reveal the worst-kept secret in BC politics next Tuesday. He’s banking that everyone remembers the last person to cannonball into the swimming pool, not [Continue]

AIR POLLUTION – Lessons learned from the summer of 2017

October 6, 2017 // 9 Comments

By MICHAEL D. MEHTA, Ph.D. One of the key lessons learned in recent months as a result of forest fires in the interior of British Columbia is that air pollution levels, and [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Legalization of marijuana will bring ‘profound change’

October 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

An exchange in the Legislature on Oct. 5, 2017 between interim Opposition Leader Rich Coleman and Premier John Horgan on marijuana legislation and regulation of dispensaries: [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Let’s talk about doctors’ pay

October 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

Morneau’s failing is that he announced tax changes in the downtime of summer and faces a storm brewing in the fall. Only now is he consulting provinces DOCTORS HAVE been [Continue]

FORSETH – BC Conservatives announce Vernon councillor as interim leader

October 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

ON MONDAY (Oct. 2) I posted on social media, rumors that the BC Conservatives might be announcing an Interim Leader. That did indeed come true at 7 a.m. this morning [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Why is government dithering on Trans-Canada projects?’

October 4, 2017 // 1 Comment

An exchange between Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Claire Trevena in the Legislature on Wednesday about Trans-Canada [Continue]