Local Voices

McQUARRIE – Mr. Dressup – It’s a tradition you don’t want to mess with

March 27, 2018 // 0 Comments

AS I WRITE this column, I realize it may cause some readers to wonder if I’ve gone to the dark side. They’ll point, while avoiding eye contact and suggest I’ve lost [Continue]

GINTA – The garbage of spring – nature alone can’t defend itself from humans

March 26, 2018 // 0 Comments

FEW ARE THE things able to ward off the ugly memory of the growing garbage revealed by the melting snowpack. Where garbage lies, there are also cheery birds such as robins [Continue]

KNOX – Luggie is back on the beat, standing up for mascots everywhere

March 25, 2018 // 0 Comments

LUGGIE IS BACK and I am glad. Unreasonably so. From 1996 through 2003, the carpet-clad Lug-A-Rug mascot was an everyday sight in Victoria, dancing and waving to passing [Continue]

PETERS – Are self-driving cars a form of harm reduction?

March 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

UBER HAS SUSPENDED its testing of self-driving vehicles after a vehicle on self-driving mode hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona this week. Small picture, it’s of [Continue]

McQUARRIE – City’s words and actions don’t match up on pot dispensaries

March 21, 2018 // 1 Comment

WEEK OF RUMOURS, speculation, intrigue and drugs. Whoever thinks life in Kamloops is life in the slow lane has not been paying attention to the ever-unfolding story of [Continue]

GINTA – Lack of healthy boundaries hurts us all

March 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

A FEW DAYS ago, I read about a teacher in the Chilcotin being suspended for one week and being sent to a course on how to create a positive environment in the classroom. The [Continue]