Local Voices

IN THE LEDGE – ‘When will he stop this damaging trade war with Alberta?’

February 15, 2018 // 2 Comments

Debate during Question Period on the dispute between B.C. and Alberta in the Legislature on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson and Premier John Horgan [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The rise and fall of globalization

February 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

AS THE SUN sets on globalization, what will a new day bring? The new era will face challenges of rampant parochialism, environmental destruction, inequality and greed. The [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Bemused and befuddled in the Twilight Zone of local politics

February 13, 2018 // 1 Comment

POLITICIANS! There are weeks when the only thing you can do is give your head a shake and wonder in bemused befuddlement, if we have indeed entered the Twilight Zone of [Continue]

GINTA – In vino veritas: Horgan is standing up for what is right

February 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

THE FIRST TIME I read about the boycott of B.C. wines, the thought that came to mind was that no one will think it a good idea. A restaurant owner in Fort McMurray had [Continue]

KNOX – B.C. vows never to surrender in The Great Wine War of 2018

February 11, 2018 // 2 Comments

A CHRONOLOGY of the Great Wine War of 2018: Jan. 30 — Citing the risk to B.C.’s environment, Premier John Horgan announces the province might limit imports of Alberta [Continue]

PETERS – How to keep local news front and centre in your Facebook feed

February 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

DOES MARK ZUCKERBERG know what he wants? Facebook has now surpassed almost every other medium as the news source of choice for most of us. We wish it weren’t so, but it [Continue]