Local Voices

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]

PETERS – For the future of Canada, we must overcome our fear of change

June 5, 2021 // 1 Comment

A FEW WEEKS AGO, our newsroom took a phone call from a gentleman who was hopping mad. The object of his ire? The Real Canadian Superstore. The man was complaining that [Continue]

STONE – We must commit to remembering, honouring, healing

June 5, 2021 // 1 Comment

By TODD STONE MLA, Kamloops-South Thompson WITH OUR COMMUNITY IN A PERIOD OF DEEP GRIEF, it is difficult to find the right words to convey the shock, sadness and hurt that [Continue]