Local Voices

PETERS – Let’s talk about the future of the CP Rail corridor downtown

November 2, 2019 // 4 Comments

THE DRAFT DOWNTOWN PLAN was given the green light by Kamloops council this week. It doesn’t have too many more hurdles to clear before it officially becomes the high-level [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – This isn’t your father’s minority government

November 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU’s minority government is not like his father’s. When Pierre Trudeau won minority government in 1972, he didn’t have the support of [Continue]

BEPPLE – There’s time for meetings, but there’s also a time for protests

October 30, 2019 // 1 Comment

AS CITIES GO, Kamloops is not a hub of protests. Certainly there are protests. On Oct. 15, correctional officers protested violence they face in their workplace outside of [Continue]

FORSETH – Conifex transfer leaves many wondering about paycheques

October 30, 2019 // 2 Comments

MONDAY, DOUG DONALDSON, the Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, released a statement regarding the transfer of a forest licence [Continue]

GINTA – Helping youth succeed makes for a better society

October 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

I JUST READ an uplifting news story. It was about the tuition waiver program for the former youth in care. About 1,119 young people got a fresh start in life due to the [Continue]

KNOX – A Dunkirk for the NDP but Greens left stuck in the sand

October 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

AT LEAST the New Democrats can celebrate their version of the Miracle of Dunkirk. Yes, they won fewer seats than in 2015 — a lot fewer — but no, they didn’t get [Continue]