Local Voices

IN THE HOUSE – Bill would protect firefighting equipment from theft

February 1, 2018 // 4 Comments

Comments by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 on Bill C-365, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code. This is a private [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The future of blockchain mining in B.C.

February 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

BLOCKCHAIN MINES look nothing like copper mines. They are banks of computers that toil away at solving complex calculations. Blockchain is the digital ledger used by many [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Creative thinking a good way to get shut down by City council

January 30, 2018 // 3 Comments

THINGS GOT a bit testy at City Hall last Tuesday when Councillor Cavers introduced his motion asking staff to review and have a look at best practices when it came to snow [Continue]

FORSETH – As Big Three parties feed at the trough, others are left in the cold

January 29, 2018 // 5 Comments

THE THREE MAIN parties, filling their bank accounts with taxpayers money, all seem to believe it shouldn’t be done. So then why have NONE decided decline this [Continue]

GINTA – Maybe we should take a better look at what our children are using

January 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

WE LIVE CLOSE to one of the public high schools, which means that on any given day during lunch break, there is a stream of teens walking in front of our house, many of them [Continue]

KNOX – The tsunami that wasn’t illustrated how unprepared we are

January 28, 2018 // 0 Comments

SO, HOW DID you react when you heard about the tsunami that wasn’t? Did you call 911 to ask for advice? That’s precisely what you’re not supposed to do, but people did [Continue]