Local Voices

IN THE LEDGE – Liberal members from Alberta in a tizzy over Trans Mountain

April 16, 2018 // 2 Comments

Debate in the B.C. Legislature on Monday (April 16, 2018) on the Trans Mountain pipeline. T. Stone: Yesterday we learned from the Prime Minister of Canada that the Premier [Continue]

GINTA – ‘To-go’ coffee cups and other garbage: The individual changes first

April 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

TWICE A WEEK to spend an hour sipping tea and reading while my little guy is in karate class. In a coffee shop, that is. Every time I order, I have to make sure I mention [Continue]

KNOX – Remembering when the pen was mightier than the keyboard

April 15, 2018 // 2 Comments

I CANNOT write. Yes, you reply, that’s obvious. No, I mean that literally: I can no longer write longhand. I lost the ability years ago, probably around the time I lost my [Continue]

PETERS – Are we a country or aren’t we?

April 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION of the Trans Mountain debate doesn’t really have anything to do with how the pipeline expansion will impact the environment. Almost all [Continue]

McQUARRIE – When judging B.C.’s job prospects, consider the Atlantic cod

April 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

LET’S START with an almost irresistible opening paragraph, a paragraph about cod, Atlantic cod for that matter. And if that hasn’t got you all excited about this [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – How long will premier persist in his sham consultations?

April 13, 2018 // 3 Comments

Debate in the Legislature during Question Period, Thursday, April 12, 2018, between Environment Minister George Heyman and Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar. P. [Continue]