Local Voices

BEPPLE – Most important part of care at Royal Inland is people who work there

November 20, 2019 // 3 Comments

ONE OF THE PLACES I least like to go in Kamloops is Royal Inland Hospital (RIH). Whether going for a routine test, to visit a friend or relative, or for an overnight stay, [Continue]

GINTA – If it’s about protecting kids from harm, let’s go all the way

November 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

MANY ARE WELCOMING the proposed new measures on vaping products. Others are resenting the tax hike (money grab, they say) and the reduced nicotine content might just drive [Continue]

McQUARRIE – There is no immunity from the consequences of free speech

November 17, 2019 // 3 Comments

HAS YOUR PARTNER ever asked for an opinion that is difficult, if not dangerous to respond to honestly? Questions about how that new dress looks, or what you think about the [Continue]

KNOX – Stateless girl caught in a world of political complications

November 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

VADEN EARLE has celebrity billionaire Richard Branson blogging in his corner. He has a documentary film crew onside. He has a book deal in the works, too. And he has lots and [Continue]

PETERS – Province turns to a tried and true method to curb youth vaping

November 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

ONE OF THE VANGUARDS of public policy is that if you don’t want the public to do something, you tax it. That’s why it was no surprise to see a big tax hike to vaping [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – One time, sure, but it should be Standard Time, not DST

November 15, 2019 // 2 Comments

B.C. PREMIER JOHN HORGAN has a good idea in getting rid of the semi-annual upset of our biological rhythms by switching clocks back and forth. Horgan has a bad idea in [Continue]