Local Voices

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]

KNOX – For Trudeau, it’s looking to be a bumpier ride than it was in 2015

September 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

ON THE VERY FIRST DAY of the election campaign, the media bus drove into Justin Trudeau’s plane at the Victoria airport. As metaphors go, that’s not bad. Trudeau will [Continue]

PETERS – In Kamloops and in Canada, Trudeau’s celebrity sheen has worn off

September 14, 2019 // 1 Comment

WHEN TIMES GOT TOUGH for the Liberals, Justin Trudeau could always count on Justin Trudeau. He could flash that thousand-watt smile, lose the shirt and go for a jog on the [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The odds of making it through the Northwest Passage

September 13, 2019 // 1 Comment

Columnist David Charbonneau is on board the Ocean Endeavour in the Northwest Passage. IF I WERE A BETTING MAN, I would bet that we’d make it through the fabled Northwest [Continue]