Local Voices

PETERS – American two-party system will soon be mirrored here at home

February 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

AMERICAN VOTERS WHO BECOME DISENCHANTED with the political system in the U.S. often lament the dominance of the two-party system in their country. You are either a Democrat [Continue]

HEIGHTON – Why is parking such a hot button topic in Kamloops?

February 1, 2019 // 4 Comments

PARKING. IT’S A TOPIC WE LOVE TO DEBATE, discuss, dissect and study. The question for me is: Why is parking is such a hot button topic? Depending on who you talk to, [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Netflix confuses entertainment with culture

January 31, 2019 // 0 Comments

THE VIDEO-STREAMING giant Netflix recently told a panel reviewing Canada’s Broadcast Act that “market forces” should determine the programs that Canadians watch, not [Continue]

BEPPLE – Let our loved ones and our neighbours both rest in peace

January 30, 2019 // 5 Comments

WHEN THE HILLSIDE CEMETERY on Notre Dame Drive was opened in Kamloops in 1951, it was well outside the main part of the city. Even in the 1970s, there were foxes denning [Continue]

HEIGHTON – Why the downtown core is a good place for performing arts centre

January 29, 2019 // 3 Comments

By JEREMY HEIGHTON North Shore BIA THE 2019 PAC (Performing Arts Center) concept plan was presented to City Council recently by Ron Fawcett. This proposal is a step [Continue]

GINTA – Let’s include financial literacy in our children’s education

January 28, 2019 // 1 Comment

HERE’S SOME SOBERING NEWS from a recent article inThe Globe and Mail: 46 percent of Canadians are within $200 from financial insolvency at each month-end. Blame it on [Continue]