Local Voices

CHARBONNEAU – In a trade war with China, Trump will blink first

April 25, 2025 // 2 Comments

CHINA HAD BEEN preparing for the possibility of Trump 2.0 ever since the showman first became president in 2017. Unlike the trade war in 2018 when China sought to negotiate a [Continue]

PRICE – Time for an important annual reminder: tick season has arrived

April 22, 2025 // 0 Comments

By BOB PRICE Guest Columnist NO MATTER WHERE you are in British Columbia, our province is blessed with some of the finest hiking terrain in the world. However, at this time [Continue]

JOHNSON – Proposal for City owned healthcare clinic is a smart idea

April 21, 2025 // 6 Comments

THERE’S AN INTERESTING motion going to Kamloops Council on May 6. Its being forwarded by Coun. Kelly Hall, and this one just may be the smartest idea we will have heard [Continue]

COVID-19 – Income Inequality during the pandemic in Kamloops

April 19, 2025 // 1 Comment

By PETER TSIGARIS Thompson Rivers University This editorial is part of a book series I co-authored with senior undergraduate students, In the Shadow of the Hills: [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – Show responsibility and respect for Canada by VOTING

April 18, 2025 // 3 Comments

By LYNNE STONIER-NEWMAN Guest Columnist Lynne Stonier-Newman here, requesting you VOTE in this critical election for Canada, our valuable country. What the total number of [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The Asleep and its war on Woke seek return to Dark Ages

April 17, 2025 // 7 Comments

A WAR ON WOKE is being waged by The Asleep led by Trump in the U.S. and Pierre Poilievre in Canada. It’s being waged on a number of fronts including attacks on the poor, [Continue]