Local Voices

CHARBONNEAU – Liberals lack spine in failure to provide MAID to mentally ill

February 8, 2024 // 6 Comments

BEHIND IN THE POLLS, the federal Liberals have delayed access of MAID to those suffering from mental illness again. After three years of delay, the feds are bowing to [Continue]

COLLINS – Honouring departed loved ones just got more expensive

February 4, 2024 // 2 Comments

IT’S NOTHING NEW but it’s still uncomfortable, for me at least, to put a monetary value on your loved ones. How much is my mom and dad’s memory worth? The city has been [Continue]

PETERS – Smith’s healthcare change poses real danger for Alberta trans kids

February 3, 2024 // 6 Comments

IT HAS TO BE MORE THAN A LITTLE DISTURBING for the LGBTQ2S+ community in Alberta that the person who was just days ago glad-handing with Tucker Carlson and Jordan Peterson is [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – Delays in appointing new judges shouldn’t be political

February 2, 2024 // 1 Comment

Comments by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo (Conservative) at a meeting of the Justice Committee Jan. 29, 2024 to discuss a motion by the Conservatives to call [Continue]

BEPPLE – One voice at a public hearing can make a difference to the outcome

February 2, 2024 // 10 Comments

THERE ARE PEOPLE who come to almost every council meeting, but most people have never been to even one council meeting. For someone to come, it has to be very important to [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – There’s no doubt about the need for the Site C dam now

February 1, 2024 // 2 Comments

I COULDN’T make up my mind eight years ago about the need for Site C dam on the Peace River. My first reaction was: “you can’t have enough electricity.” Then I [Continue]