Local Voices

CHARBONNEAU – Ageism contributes to poor care in long-term care facilities

May 1, 2020 // 2 Comments

THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has made it clear the disparity of care for residents in long-term care compared to that in hospitals. An indicator of that disparity is the fact that [Continue]

BEPPLE – Some suggestions for mayor’s task force on economic recovery

April 29, 2020 // 2 Comments

THE ANNOUNCEMENT this week (Tuesday, March 28), that mayor of Kamloops Ken Christian has formed an economic recovery task force of 15 business leaders, businesses, and [Continue]

GINTA – Wildlife shouldn’t pay the ultimate price during the pandemic

April 28, 2020 // 3 Comments

DO YOU REMEMBER the first couple of weeks of Covid-19 and the toilet paper shortage? Then came the flour and other dry supplies, followed by yeast. Next came the seed [Continue]

KNOX – Woman awakes to be told she had died months ago

April 26, 2020 // 1 Comment

WILMA WILLIAM had a rough start to her Monday. “I got up in the morning and I was 80 years old,” she says. “But by the time I read my mail, I was dead.” This was news [Continue]

PETERS – National inquiry must be held into Nova Scotia massacre

April 25, 2020 // 0 Comments

THERE WILL BE NO TRIAL of Gabriel Wortman in the Nova Scotia massacre from last weekend. Wortman is dead, and while that fact will not elicit tears from anyone, it does mean [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Ventilator treatment leads to questions about end-of-life

April 24, 2020 // 0 Comments

NOW IS THE TIME TO TALK to your friends and family about your prospects of survival should you become deathly ill. But if you’re like me, you’d rather not start the [Continue]