Local Voices

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Waiting too long for an ambulance is becoming the norm’

June 10, 2021 // 1 Comment

Excerpt from debate in the B.C. Legislature on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 on ambulance response times: T. Stone: With all due respect to the Minster of Health, when someone is [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The graves of Indigenous children cry out for justice

June 10, 2021 // 0 Comments

THE DISCOVERY of children’s graves at the Kamloops residential school was not a surprise to many. What made the findings so graphic was the stunning detail of the remains [Continue]

STONE – Facts matter; the truth is more important today than ever

June 10, 2021 // 2 Comments

By TODD STONE MLA, Kamloops-South Thompson I WOULD LIKE to take the opportunity to correct the misinformation and errors contained in a recent column about my role in making [Continue]

BEPPLE – Let’s make Kamloops a safe, welcoming place for Muslims

June 9, 2021 // 3 Comments

I SIT ON MY PORCH most days and watch the world stroll by. There are people walking by themselves, in pairs and in families. They enjoy the flowers, watch the birds, chat to [Continue]

FORSETH – Better Internet is needed but why should taxpayers foot the bill?

June 9, 2021 // 1 Comment

THIRTY-FIVE POINT SIX ONE EIGHT MILLION dollars! In little more than 10 weeks (since March 26), that is how much the government of British Columbia has outright given to [Continue]

KNOX – A two-block stretch on the road to uncertain change

June 7, 2021 // 3 Comments

JOSEPH TRUTCH was an odious man. He was racist not only in word but in action. As B.C.’s pre-Confederation land commissioner, he was contemptuous of Indigenous people, used [Continue]