Local Voices

CHARBONNEAU – How one person infected North America with measles

October 2, 2025 // 1 Comment

LEA KNELSEN, a Canadian, unknowingly brought measles to more than 10,000 in Canada, America and Mexico. She left Thailand on Oct. 15, 2024, to attend her sister’s wedding [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Trendy new psychiatric illnesses

September 25, 2025 // 1 Comment

HAVE YOU NOTICED ads on social media that invite you to diagnose your mental health? Here’s one I’ve seen that assumes that I am on the autism spectrum: “Discover Your [Continue]

FORSETH – We’re looking at least another three years for new Red Bridge

September 19, 2025 // 5 Comments

The province is conducting a lengthy planning and design process ~~ AI The Ministry of Transportation issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) Monday (Dec. 19) to “guide [Continue]

FORSETH – Criteria for new ‘inclusivity’ grants actually discourage some groups

September 16, 2025 // 2 Comments

BECAUSE I RUN both political Facebook and blog pages, I subscribe and receive dozens of media releases on a daily basis, including from our own provincial government. No big [Continue]

FORSETH – Eby’s government still clueless on financial stewardship

September 15, 2025 // 3 Comments

ONCE AGAIN, the BC NDP, and Finance Minister Brenda Bailey, have shown their ineptness in being able to care for the finances of our province. Just a mere six months ago [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – I have no right to spread disease

September 11, 2025 // 0 Comments

THE CULT OF INDIVIDUALISM leads us to believe we can do anything we want. But when it comes to public health, the rights of individuals to spread disease are scondary. If I [Continue]