Local Voices

GINTA – The complex price of hoaxes; threats are more than mistakes

September 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

WHEN I RETURNED home from walking the dog that morning my youngest was still at home. Enthusiastic Grade 8 student that he is, skipping was out of the question. He had walked [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Maybe it’s the voters, not the politicians, who are insane

September 22, 2019 // 3 Comments

WHEN IT COMES to the Oct. 21 election, are you expecting different outcomes than what you have experienced with every other federal election? It’s a serious question but [Continue]

KNOX – Move over boomers, parties have discovered millennials

September 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

WEEK ONE in federal election promises: • Jagmeet Singh vowed to cap cellphone and Internet charges. • Justin Trudeau announced breaks for first-time homeowners. • [Continue]

PETERS – It’s time to equip our schools with surveillance cameras

September 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER CHILDISH THREAT against a school in Kamloops. Valleyview Secondary, Sa-Hali Secondary and now Dallas Elementary have been tagged so far. Of course, [Continue]

BEPPLE – Summit connector needs to become a street, not a highway

September 18, 2019 // 7 Comments

WE ALL KNOW the difference between a highway and a street. A highway is a main road, where vehicles are able to move at high speeds. There are often multiple lanes. A [Continue]

GINTA – B.C.’s wolves are still being killed but will that save the caribou?

September 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

I WILL SAVE YOU the suspense. The answer is not likely, according to many wildlife researchers who have studied the issue from all sides because of what’s at stake, which [Continue]