Local Voices

KNOX – Civic election campaign might be new but the cast is familiar

September 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

THEY CLOSED THE NOMINATIONS for B.C.’s local elections Sept. 14, and not a moment too soon. By my count, there are 179 people standing for municipal government in the [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – Pipeline process wasn’t flawed; Liberals mishandled it

September 22, 2018 // 5 Comments

Excerpt from comments by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod during debate in the House on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018 on Private Member’s Bill S-245, “an Act to [Continue]

FORSETH – It’s logical: keep organic waste out of landfills, extend their life

September 22, 2018 // 2 Comments

TODAY, AN EXCITING POST filled with intrigue, suspense, ethics, chaos and more!!! No … actually it’s about GARBAGE. I know, NOT exciting at all, however a topic with is [Continue]

BEPPLE – Favourite age to become a candidate for City council is the 40s

September 19, 2018 // 3 Comments

IN KAMLOOPS, there are almost equal numbers of people in their 20s, as people in their 30s, 40s, 50s or 60s. There are about 12,000 people who are in their 20s, and similar [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Politics can be a cold, hard, cruel world

September 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

IN LAST WEEK’S COLUMN, Councillor Sinclair took me to task for not mentioning what a great job she was doing responding to emails and phone calls. Previous to that, she [Continue]

KNOX – Pot-smoking golfers, the Rogue Cow of Metchosin and campaign bucks

September 16, 2018 // 1 Comment

HEADING OFF for a bit, time to update some earlier columns: Do pot and putting mix? Depends who you ask. You might recall the August column about an online survey in which [Continue]