Local Voices

JOHNSON – More short but hot takes on Kamloops traffic and politics

July 28, 2024 // 1 Comment

HOT TAKES for July 2024, another short list of a few annoying/ niggly things that don’t warrant their own column, but are still at the level of … A Hot Take. (See also [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Listen to the science, not necessarily the scientists

July 25, 2024 // 5 Comments

SCIENTISTS ARE SOMETIMES quoted to support erroneous claims. Like everyone, scientists can have flawed opinions. But unlike everyone, their opinions are elevated because they [Continue]

JOHNSON – The $2 reusable shopping bag is a mind-numbingly dense idea

July 24, 2024 // 3 Comments

A CULTURAL CHANGE has been in the works for a few years now, and has ramped up recently. We have all absorbed and altered our routines to acclimatize to this new reality. [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The Indigenization industry

July 18, 2024 // 1 Comment

IN AN ATTEMPT to be politically correct, corporate Canada is hiring Indigenous people. Once hired, they become showpieces of their reconciliation efforts. Investigative [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The dirty secret of my Alaska cruise

July 11, 2024 // 2 Comments

I HAD SOME reservations before joining our Alaska cruise last year. Some of my concerns were ethical, some technical. How could I justify boarding a luxury ship when so many [Continue]

JOHNSON – International Date Format Standards … and My Cup of Tea

July 7, 2024 // 2 Comments

HERE’S A LEFT FIELDER, firmly entrenched in the ‘what the …’ category. Recently I reached for a box of tea from the cupboard, and noticed the ‘best before [Continue]