Local Voices

IN THE LEDGE – A tribute to retiring broadcast journalist Doug Collins

November 2, 2021 // 2 Comments

Comments by Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone in the B.C. Legislature on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021: T. Stone: A strong and independent news media is essential for the [Continue]

JOHNSON – Denis Walsh ‘cherry picks’ from CDC report to our detriment

November 1, 2021 // 4 Comments

By DAVID JOHNSON Contributor, ArmchairMayor.ca LET’S LOOK at statements made by Coun. Denis Walsh, as reported in the Armchair Mayor article dated Nov. 1, and from his [Continue]

WALSH – ‘City doing a poor job on bringing forward vaccination policy’

November 1, 2021 // 2 Comments

Following is the full text of a statement issued late Sunday night (Oct. 31, 2021) by Coun. Denis Walsh: Councillor Denis Walsh says the City of Kamloops is doing a poor job [Continue]

KNOX – Shipping containers have been spilling their bounty for many years

October 31, 2021 // 0 Comments

EVEN BEFORE THE FLAMES on the container ship were extinguished, some clever soul set up a @ZimKingston parody account on Twitter. “We have engaged local salvage experts to [Continue]

PETERS – Instead of rushing to judgment, how about human empathy?

October 30, 2021 // 0 Comments

IF WE WANT TO HEAL OUR PUBLIC DISCOURSE, we all need to try demonstrating some more human empathy. Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. A couple of stories from the past [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Kamloops should follow Calgary and bring back fluoride

October 28, 2021 // 2 Comments

ONE OF THE THINGS that appealed to me about Kamloops when I moved here in 1981 was its water. Kamloops water had been fluoridated since 1961. At the time, Calgary’s water [Continue]