Local Voices

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]

BEPPLE – Many reasons to wear poppies, many reasons some don’t

November 13, 2019 // 6 Comments

REMEMBRANCE DAY IS OVER. Aside for a few sorrowful poppies in the gutter, remembering is set aside for another year. Controversy engulfed Remembrance Day this year with Don [Continue]

PETERS – Unlike 2015, the parking issue has not been front and centre this year

November 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

(Image: Mel Rothenburger) MEMORIES ARE SHORT, but during the upcoming debate over the performing arts centre, it is important to remember back to 2015. The context this time [Continue]

BEPPLE – Neighbourhoods need to be for people, not for vehicles

November 6, 2019 // 2 Comments

MOST PUBLIC HEARINGS for proposed land use rezonings at the City of Kamloops proceed with little notice or concern of the public. It takes a matter of controversy and [Continue]

GINTA – Why we ought to see more of the world around us

November 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

THIS COLUMN was to be about fish. Herring to start with. A few reputable conservation groups, including Pacific Wild, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Conservancy Hornby [Continue]

SCHOOL BOARD – Schools carry on the legacy of Remembrance Day

November 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

By SHELLEY SIM Trustee, School District 73 FREEDOM. It may be one of the most important words in human consciousness. Our many freedoms allow us the opportunity to vote, to [Continue]