Local Voices

TEGART – It’s hard to have hope right now but a lot of people are here to help

November 25, 2021 // 0 Comments

By JACKIE TEGART MLA, Fraser Nicola “WHAT YOU ARE COMING HOME TO is a city that’s changed.” Those were the words of Merritt Mayor Linda Brown this week, as she shared [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Super, natural takes on new meaning in the face of adversity

November 25, 2021 // 1 Comment

SUPER, NATURAL British Columbia has been our trademark for decades. B.C.’s natural beauty – our mountains, oceans, rivers — attract tourists from around the world. Our [Continue]

BEPPLE – Small-town leaders deserve full-time pay in times like these

November 24, 2021 // 2 Comments

IT IS AMAZING AND INSPIRING to see how people have supported the recent disasters caused by climate change. People are rescuing livestock stranded by floods. Heavy [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Flood victims who have fallen between the cracks need help

November 23, 2021 // 0 Comments

Debate in the B.C. Legislature on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021 between Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and Transportation Minister Rob Fleming, and Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie [Continue]

FORSETH – British Columbia government gets an ‘F’ in mathematics

November 22, 2021 // 3 Comments

LESS THAN A MONTH AGO, in an email dated Oct. 26, 2021, the BC Auditor General stated: “For the 10th year in a row, we have qualified our audit opinion on the [Continue]

KNOX – If November were set to music, it would be a country hurtin’ song

November 21, 2021 // 0 Comments

HAD ENOUGH OF NATURAL DISASTER this week? Floods, mudslides, washouts, the Canucks. Doesn’t help that the storm, followed by an unsettling avalanche of stories about its [Continue]