Local Voices

PETERS – After this ‘annus horribilis’, there is reason for optimism about 2021

December 19, 2020 // 0 Comments

THREE-HUNDRED-FIFTY-THREE. We are currently on Day 353 of the Year of our Lord, 2020. For many of us, that means 353 days of misery and grief. Largely thanks to a global [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Pandemic support for small businesses is a red-tape disaster’

December 18, 2020 // 0 Comments

Debate between Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Minister Ravinder Kahlon during Question Period in the B.C. Legislature on [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Drug prohibition was a mistake but decriminalization not an answer

December 18, 2020 // 0 Comments

HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE because of a half-baked idea from a century ago? It all started at the turn of the 20th century when concoctions of opium were commonly found [Continue]

BEPPLE – Plans for the Tranquille property must consider species at risk

December 16, 2020 // 5 Comments

KAMLOOPS IS RUNNING OUT of buildable land, or so it might seem. Which must lead to excitement by many with the revived plans to develop the lands at Tranquille on Kamloops [Continue]

GINTA – In times of trouble, helping goes a long way, in more than one way

December 15, 2020 // 2 Comments

NO MATTER WHERE YOU TURN, you get reminded that it’s almost Christmas. Of course, that’s great and exciting for many. And then, even in a normal year, Christmas is a [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Two years later, are our City councillors doers or wafflers?

December 13, 2020 // 4 Comments

TWO YEARS AGO, voters had the opportunity to elect who they thought would be best suited to represent them on City council. Decisions were made on who might be up for the [Continue]