Local Voices

GINTA – Stories of heartbreak: why domestic violence is an urgent issue

April 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD, Elana Fric and Mohammed Shamji were a couple in love, married for over a decade, children and all, each with a great career. But the truth of their [Continue]

KNOX – Bullying from Alberta won’t change anyone’s mind in B.C.

April 14, 2019 // 2 Comments

NEWS ITEM ONE: Jason (Dr. Strangelove) Kenney says he’ll choke off B.C.’s fuel supply on Day One if elected Alberta premier next week. News item two: Victoria is the [Continue]

FORSETH – The Armchair Mayor asked what a tax grab is – here’s the answer

April 14, 2019 // 4 Comments

WHAT IS A TAX GRAB, the Armchair Mayor asked, in an editorial, where he also commented that ‘TAX GRAB’ is such a nasty term. I’ll now present an edited version of his [Continue]

PETERS – Kamloops to host woman who might have brought down Trump

April 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

KAMLOOPS HAS A HISTORY of punching above its weight when it comes to notoriety in B.C. It’s well-known in journalism circles that, if you’re not working in the [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Netflix in Canada, reconsidered

April 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

I WAS A LITTLE hard on Netflix in an earlier column. The video-streaming giant had told a panel reviewing Canada’s Broadcast Act that market forces should determine their [Continue]

BEPPLE – Now is the time for stricter bylaws on open fires in rural areas

April 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

WHEN B.C. WILDFIRES start in March and go until at least October, is the term “Wildfire Season” even applicable anymore? In 2017, B.C. had its worst wildfire season on [Continue]