Local Voices

BEPPLE – Hard-working school teachers deserve a two-week spring break

February 3, 2021 // 5 Comments

YESTERDAY, OUT FOR my lunchtime walk, I happened to go by my neighborhood school. It was so wonderful to see groups of children running and playing together. The air filled [Continue]

GINTA – With cases growing, we need to change our strategy

February 2, 2021 // 1 Comment

IF YOU HAVE KIDS, you’ve likely been through a case or two of ,‘are we there yet?’ and like all parents who are presented with the question, you probably answered, [Continue]

KNOX – Takaya the wolf dies by hunter’s hand, but his memory lives on

January 31, 2021 // 1 Comment

CHERYL ALEXANDER hasn’t been back to Discovery Island that much since Takaya died. “It still feels a bit raw, knowing that he’s not here,” she says. The Victoria [Continue]

MILOBAR – Why did NDP government leave long-term care report on shelf?

January 30, 2021 // 1 Comment

By PETER MILOBAR MLA, Kamloops-North Thompson WITH RECENT LOCAL OUTBREAKS at Royal Inland Hospital and Gemstone Care Centre, COVID-19 is still top of mind for many in our [Continue]

PETERS – Bell’s mental health marketing campaign all about the bottom line

January 30, 2021 // 1 Comment

THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH TALK this week, and that ‘s great. Personally, I have nothing but respect for those who share their own experiences in mental health, [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – Federal help for long-term care homes comes too late

January 29, 2021 // 2 Comments

Excerpt from remarks by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod in Parliament this week on the COVID-19 pandemic. WE KNOW THAT the vast majority of the deaths from the [Continue]