Local Voices

CHARBONNEAU – A reliable postal system is an indication of a country’s democracy

October 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

I’VE FOUND THAT YOU CAN determine how well a country functions by how well its postal system works. When I lived in Australia, I could count on letters getting back to [Continue]

BEPPLE – Railway owns the Jack Gregson Trail but it has responsibilities

October 14, 2020 // 7 Comments

A FEW DAYS AGO, I took an amble along one of my favorite trails, the Jack Gregson Trail. Tucked away, along the South Thompson River, connecting the east end of Lorne [Continue]

GINTA – We can’t afford more train tracks and not through downtown

October 13, 2020 // 3 Comments

IT SOUNDS LIKEs a bit like an April Fool’s joke. CP will add another track through the downtown. Right. Because of course we need more train traffic through the downtown [Continue]

KNOX – Author Ian Haysom is not your father’s grandfather

October 11, 2020 // 1 Comment

THIS ISN’T THE BOOK I expected Ian Haysom to write. Having run the newsrooms of the Vancouver Sun, the Vancouver Province, BCTV, CHEK and Global B.C., and being a [Continue]

PETERS – Wilkinson has a strong campaign but no knockout blow yet

October 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

IT SEEMS STRANGE to already be looking back at the provincial election campaign, but really there are two weeks left — and one week before advanced voting begins. For [Continue]

BEPPLE – City should set up umbrella insurance policy for volunteer groups

October 7, 2020 // 2 Comments

EVEN WITHOUT COVID-19, which has shut down or hamstrung many of our local volunteer groups, there are other stresses. One which is hanging over many is the increasing cost [Continue]