Local Voices

STAMER – How long will it take to get 45 million cubic metres of ‘viable’ fibre?

May 27, 2025 // 0 Comments

By WARD STAMER MLA, Kamloops-North Thompson THIS MORNING, I came across a news article with concerns and comments from Powell River Mayor Ron Woznow, about the forest [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Kamloops ranked first at wildfire risk again?

May 22, 2025 // 2 Comments

MyCHOICE, A SMALL “insurance tech” company in Toronto, has come out with wildfire risks for Canadian cities again. And again, Kamloops tops the list. For a small company, [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Where’s the flap over smart meters now?

May 15, 2025 // 0 Comments

I RECEIVED A NOTICE in the mail from Fortis gas letting me know that they will be installing smart meters in my area of Kamloops. Fine by me. Like my BC Hydro smart meter, [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Look to Australia for how to trade with China

May 8, 2025 // 3 Comments

CHINA IS AUSTRALIA’S largest trading partner. Exports to China are 15 times those to America. Australia has leaned how global trading really works. Canada has been [Continue]

DIVIDING LINES – Neighbourhood Inequality and Unemployment in Kamloops

May 3, 2025 // 4 Comments

By PETER TSIGARIS Thompson Rivers University Prelude: This editorial concludes a book series I co-authored with senior undergraduate students, titled In the Shadow of the [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Nation building with a TransCanada electrical grid

May 2, 2025 // 1 Comment

MORE THAN EVER, Canada needs a national electrical grid. President Trump has done Canada a favour. Not only has he managed to galvanize Canadians to vote Liberal but he has [Continue]