Local Voices

McQUARRIE – Letter to a dear friend who has changed, not for the better

January 31, 2017 // 0 Comments

DEAR AMERICA: Do you remember, as I do, how we use to see each other on a regular basis? We had such great times and always left knowing it wouldn’t be long before we saw [Continue]

FORSETH – An interview with Nancy Bepple (NDP, Kamloops-S. Thompson)

January 31, 2017 // 1 Comment

DROP BY by the Elections B.C. official website and you’ll find the following information: The next provincial general election in British Columbia is scheduled for May [Continue]

GINTA – Raising children with compassion may help us build a world where denial is not a fixture

January 30, 2017 // 1 Comment

UNTIL TWO DAYS ago, I thought I had figured out the column. It was to revolve around denial. The news that poured down the media pipe last week following the inauguration [Continue]

KNOX: Déjà vu in Canada as U.S. scientists muzzled

January 29, 2017 // 1 Comment

KRISTI MILLER can be forgiven for feeling a bit of déjà vu. Six years ago, the Vancouver Island fish researcher found herself the accidental poster child for the muzzling [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Pipelines are good politics, bad economics

January 26, 2017 // 2 Comments

NEW PIPELINES get politicians elected. However, they will remain empty; much like election promises that remain unfulfilled. There are environmental reasons not to build new [Continue]

FORSETH – Lingchi: The B.C. version is death by a thousand taxes

January 25, 2017 // 1 Comment

THE B.C. LIBERAL government said, “Cheers! New, modern liquor laws are now in effect.” The reality, however, is that the biggest cheer went up from our B.C. [Continue]