Local Voices

GINTA – We have a right to protest, but don’t do it in front of hospitals

September 3, 2021 // 5 Comments

I WILL START by saying I did not know there were anti-vaccine protests scheduled all over British Columbia for Sept. 1. An update from a trusted news source revealed a [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The new threat to health care is not privatization, it’s viral

September 2, 2021 // 1 Comment

The COVID pandemic has gone viral. I don’t mean the Delta variant. I mean the mania created by antivaxxers who have whipped up opposition to panic levels. Antivaxxers are [Continue]

HEIGHTON – Another perspective on the North Shore improvement issue

September 2, 2021 // 1 Comment

NOTE: The following was posted Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 on the CFJC Facebook page in response to the Armchair Mayor editorial of the same day, Tranquille corridor upgrade a [Continue]

BEPPLE – Access to primary healthcare key to fighting drug addictions

September 1, 2021 // 0 Comments

YESTERDAY, AUGUST 31, International Overdose Awareness Day, was a time to pause and reflect on this other pandemic that has swept our city and our province. There were [Continue]

GRAHAM – A response to those who criticize our school system

August 30, 2021 // 3 Comments

By PIERCE GRAHAM Guest Columnist AS A RETIRED secondary school English teacher and vice-principal, I have seldom passed up an opportunity to respond to publicly aired [Continue]

KNOX – Momentum is shifting, get on the vaccine passport bus or move over

August 29, 2021 // 1 Comment

THE SAY SMART LEADERS don’t drag people places they’re not ready to go. It’s better to get people onside first, convince them that they want to eat a meal instead of [Continue]