Local Voices

KNOX – Leaping lizards! Under invasion by reptilian aliens with tiny hands

May 28, 2017 // 2 Comments

BEAUTIFUL DAY, perfect for golfing or fishing or, as was suggested with more force than necessary, working in the yard. So, I was outside, channelling my inner Chesnut when, [Continue]

PETERS – Journalists are increasingly in the crosshairs

May 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

WE HAVE a saying in the journalistic profession: “If you’re not making someone mad, you’re not doing your job.” This maxim is, in fact, why many [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Fiction is not cultural appropriation

May 25, 2017 // 1 Comment

THE FIRES of cultural appropriation were fanned recently when the editor of a small magazine published by The Writers’ Union of Canada wrote, “I don’t believe in [Continue]

COLLINS – Terrorist attack raises the issue to a new level

May 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

THE bombing at the Manchester Arena last night is a new level of terrorist escalation in my view. At this writing, the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Prince George proves free downtown parking can work

May 23, 2017 // 1 Comment

LET’S BAN parking meters from downtown! Okay, now that I have your attention let me add, I’m serious. Parking generates approximate $1.2 million in revenue for the [Continue]

COLLINS – What’s in a tourism brand?

May 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

IT MAY take me a while to “get” the new logo from Tourism Kamloops. The new logo was unveiled at a social get together last week. “Boldly Unscripted” is the new [Continue]