Local Voices

BEPPLE – CN’s new coal contract presents challenges for Kamloops

December 11, 2019 // 6 Comments

KAMLOOPS HAS JUST BECOME the pinch point for moving coal from the coal mines of the Elk Valley in southern B.C., to the coal port at Roberts Bank in Delta. Last week, CN [Continue]

GINTA – Let’s put an end to youth homelessness

December 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

ONE OF THE THINGS I took for granted as a child (and teenager) was the thoughtfulness of adults around me. I had a good home with involved and loving parents, but there was [Continue]

KNOX – How an innocent typo summoned Satan to Christmas parade

December 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

OLD NICK SHOWED UP at the Comox Valley Christmas parade last Sunday. No, not St. Nick. Old Nick. Beelzebub. Lucifer. Mephistopheles. Satan. Courtenay Mayor Bob Wells saw at [Continue]

PETERS – When it comes to the PAC, are there any undecided voters?

December 7, 2019 // 1 Comment

APRIL 4 IS THE DAY we all get to have our say on the latest Performing Arts Centre proposal, and the prospect of funding it through borrowing a large sum and paying it back [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Jason Kenney should be careful what he wishes for

December 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

ALBERTA PREMIER JASON KENNEY wants Canada’s equalization formula adjusted to be fairer to Albertans. When it comes to equalization payments to provinces, Albertans think [Continue]

SCHOOL BOARD – Tis not the only season for giving in School District 73

December 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

By CARA McKELVEY Trustee, School District 73 WELL, DECEMBER IS UPON US and throughout the Kamloops-Thompson region the giving season is truly underway. The Salvation Army’s [Continue]