Local Voices

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]

McQUARRIE – A tale of two provinces

March 13, 2018 // 2 Comments

ALBERTA PREMIER RACHEL NOTLEY is again acting like the churlish premier she has become as she shifts from attacking B.C.’s wine industry to threatening all B.C. residents [Continue]

GINTA – The beauty and necessity of a story well told

March 12, 2018 // 1 Comment

I HAVE BEEN looking forward to seeing the movie Indian Horse from the day my friend Richard mentioned the possibility of it happening. That was a few years ago. He was [Continue]