Local Voices

GINTA – Grace and decency are needed in public political discourse

January 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

SATURDAY MORNING started with a good amount of sunshine and blue skies. I hiked and took in the fresh air and the beautiful landscape, and spent some time remembering Cindy [Continue]

KNOX – Well-known B.C. sports writer Jim Taylor was a childhood hero

January 13, 2019 // 1 Comment

“NOBODY WANTS to do funny anymore,” Jim Taylor would say, every time we talked. “They’re all so serious.” I would respond by furrowing my brow and nodding seriously [Continue]

PETERS – Yellow Vests group shot its credibility this week

January 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

YOU NEVER GET A SECOND CHANCE to make a first impression, so the slogan goes. When I first heard of the Yellow Vests Canada group and looked into them a little bit a few [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Donald Trump takes on the military-industrial complex

January 11, 2019 // 1 Comment

U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMP’S GOAL of pulling troops from the Middle East threatens the established order that has dominated the American economy and foreign policy since the [Continue]

BEPPLE – Accessibility should be big consideration with new arts theatre

January 9, 2019 // 10 Comments

WOW. KAMLOOPS could have a new performing arts centre in the heart of the downtown. Tuesday, Jan 8, Ron Fawcett presented Kamloops Council with a vision of what could be [Continue]

GINTA – Climate change challenges will never be solved with cat doors

January 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

IF YOU WANT A CHUCKLE, check out the amusing story of how a $2,000 cat door installed in a West Vancouver home can help fight climate change (embedded in the $3 million home [Continue]