Local Voices

BEPPLE – Horgan and NDP should be careful what they wish for on pipeline

April 11, 2018 // 3 Comments

BE CAREFUL what you wish for, lest it come true. That may sum up the quandary that Premier John Horgan and the BC NDP are in. Horgan and his party have consistently stated [Continue]

KNOX – The age-old question: one week or two for spring break?

April 8, 2018 // 1 Comment

Editor’s Note: School District 73 put a one-week spring break into effect this year. Most districts, like Victoria where Jack Knox lives and works, are still on two [Continue]

PETERS – ‘A Matter of Confidence’ a must-read for B.C. politicos

April 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

WHEN YOU’RE COVERING POLITICS, there is a telltale sign that you are doing a good job keeping your coverage fair and balanced: if partisans on both sides of the aisle [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Basic income in the new world order

April 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

A BASIC INCOME has been promoted from the left and right for years but nothing has come of it. Maybe new leaders and a new world order will change that. Sometimes called a [Continue]

BEPPLE – Kamloops spends too much energy fighting with itself

April 4, 2018 // 8 Comments

ArmchairMayor.ca is pleased to welcome former Kamloops City councillor Nancy Bepple as a regular columnist. She will offer her opinions on Wednesdays each week. I ONCE SPENT [Continue]

McQUARRIE – New president has a Knaak for moving chamber forward

April 3, 2018 // 3 Comments

I RECENTLY MET up with Joshua Knaak, the new president of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce and for those who follow this column on a regular basis, you know that Mr. Knaak [Continue]