Local Voices

MILOBAR – ‘Just wait and see’ approach on public safety isn’t good enough

September 3, 2022 // 3 Comments

By PETER MILOBAR MLA, Kamloops-North Thompson NEARLY ANYWHERE YOU GO IN B.C., people are talking about the sudden and dramatic increase in violent crime in our communities. [Continue]

FORSETH – Plan for traffic light at Highland Road defies common sense

September 2, 2022 // 7 Comments

A MAJOR PROJECT by the City of Kamloops on Highland Road between Valleyview arena and the highway, is now well underway. This project includes the installation of new water [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The glow has gone off of Non Fungible Tokens

September 1, 2022 // 0 Comments

DURING THE PANDEMIC, a particular fever called Non Fungible Tokens gripped the crypto world. NFTs raised the level of abstract art to the ultimate level of abstraction. Using [Continue]

KNOX – It’s not about how we’re policed, but how we’re governed

August 28, 2022 // 1 Comment

A COUPLE OF WEEKS ago, a reader wrote in with a puzzler. For decades her mailing address was written as Victoria, even though she lives in Esquimalt. Then one day, when [Continue]

PETERS – Prospect of change to doctors’ pay more promising than funding

August 27, 2022 // 0 Comments

THE PROVINCIAL FUNDING FOR FAMILY PHYSICIANS announced this week is a good sign — but not even the best piece of news coming out of that announcement. The funding itself is [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – Is it time to ask for Canadian Forces medics?

August 27, 2022 // 4 Comments

By LYNNE STONIER-NEWMAN Guest Columnist OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES’ established medical services are collapsing. Emergency wards in their hospitals are repeatedly being [Continue]