Local Voices

IN THE HOUSE – ‘Do you know the names of these people, yes or no?’

June 16, 2024 // 1 Comment

Excerpts from Public Safety Committee meeting of June 6, 2024: Frank Caputo (Conservative), Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC Thank you. I appreciate all of the witnesses for [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Kamloops’ rating of high wildfire risk is doubtful

June 13, 2024 // 0 Comments

WHY WOULD a small Toronto-based insurance broker release arcane data that shows Kamloops to be at highest risk of wildfires — in all of Canada? BC Wildfire Service fire [Continue]

JOHNSON – A few short but hot takes on traffic and politics

June 9, 2024 // 11 Comments

A NEW FEATURE for this column, a short list on a few annoying / niggly things that don’t warrant their own column, but still at the level of … A Hot Take. Downtown [Continue]

TEGART – Rent-to-own program would bring ownership closer for renters

June 8, 2024 // 1 Comment

By JACKIE TEGART MLA, Fraser-Nicola AFTER SEVEN YEARS under the NDP, British Columbians face an escalating housing crisis. Despite a series of big and shiny promises made [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Canadian team unmasks the dark underside of GPT-4o

June 8, 2024 // 0 Comments

A CANADIAN TEAM has easily unmasked the ugly side of GPT-4o, a side that exists in all chatbots but is usually covered up. It only took a few seconds for the team, [Continue]

STONE – Dramatic changes are needed to how we fight wildfires in B.C.

June 2, 2024 // 2 Comments

By TODD STONE MLA, Kamloops-South Thompson AS SUMMER APPROACHES, we find ourselves bracing for another wildfire season here in British Columbia. Already, there are a [Continue]