Local Voices

PETERS – More than a passing fad, move to active transportation is exploding

August 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

AFTER SPENDING THE PAST FEW WEEKS travelling on Vancouver Island, the prevalence of so-called alternative modes of transportation really stood out to me. One of the most [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – BC Housing reboot: there’s a lot of catching up to do

August 11, 2022 // 1 Comment

BC HOUSING CORPORATION is suffering growing pains and no wonder. After years of neglect in building affordable housing, there ís a lot of catching up to do. The provincial [Continue]

MILOBAR – NDP just not taking crime issue as seriously as the rest of us

August 5, 2022 // 3 Comments

By PETER MILOBAR MLA, Kamloops-North Thompson WHEN DAVID EBY decided to run for premier, his colleague Murray Rankin was installed as Acting Attorney General. If you thought [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The green-washing of B.C.’s wood pellet industry

August 4, 2022 // 0 Comments

OUR WOOD PELLET industry is clear cutting the province under the pretense that pellets are a green source of fuel. Much of the industry is in B.C.’s inland rainforests and [Continue]

KNOX – Test your knowledge with this B.C. Day quiz

July 31, 2022 // 0 Comments

RIGHT, THE B.C. DAY long weekend, a time when the people of this province traditionally celebrate who they are by racing to the outlet stores at Bellingham. How well do you [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – A chapter closes in Canada’s worst mass murder

July 28, 2022 // 0 Comments

THEY PARKED their SUV at seven in the morning of July 14 in front of his family business and waited for him. When Ripudaman Singh Malik arrived a few hours later, he was shot [Continue]