Guest Column

GUEST COLUMN – Why was the RIH emergency ward out of pillows?

June 10, 2022 // 11 Comments

By LYNNE STONIER-NEWMAN Guest Columnist HELLO, Lynne Stonier-Newman here, a social marketing and communication consultant, and a B.C. historian and author. During the past [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – Hospital is on fire as staffing shortage in full crisis

May 27, 2022 // 3 Comments

The guest column is written by an anonymous nurse. THIS IS IN RESPONSE to the campaign of misinformation propagated by the administration of the Interior Health Authority. [Continue]

WALSH – Pandemic restrictions are no longer useful; end the mandates

February 8, 2022 // 7 Comments

“The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.” – Thomas Paine By DENIS WALSH Kamloops City Councillor I WANT TO EXPRESS my [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – Our focus on mental health shouldn’t be limited to one day

January 29, 2022 // 0 Comments

By GREG KYLLO MLA, Shuswap THIS WEEK WE MARKED Bell Let’s Talk Day, which raises awareness of mental health issues as well as funds for mental health initiatives across [Continue]

SARAI – A New Year’s resolution to lobby for more effective crime-fighting

January 18, 2022 // 2 Comments

By BILL SARAI City councillor, Kamloops IN MY FIRST council column of the year, I would like to wish everyone a very happy and healthy new year. As most people start the year [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – Make room for respectful, rational discussion on COVID

November 9, 2021 // 3 Comments

By BRONWEN SCOTT Guest Columnist MR. (DAVID) JOHNSON’S tedious diatribe unfairly chastises Coun. Walsh for things he hasn’t said, and repetitively argues a pointless [Continue]