Local Voices

CHARBONNEAU – How Russia could determine our next prime minister

January 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT the Canadian commandos who slipped into the Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine in 2016? The commandos were targeting the new Republic which, [Continue]

BEPPLE – City can’t have its cake and eat it too on downtown parking

January 16, 2019 // 3 Comments

EDITOR’S NOTE: This column has been corrected to now state that those opposing the motion to repeal the increase to parking rates were Mayor Christian, Coun. Hunter and [Continue]

FORSETH – A look at the proposed 3.38 percent hike for Kamloops taxpayers

January 15, 2019 // 6 Comments

NOT THAT MANY days ago, Kris Sims, the B.C. Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, stated that, “… people should brace for big tax hikes on a number of fronts [Continue]

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]