Local Voices

PETERS – Safety needs to be at the forefront as McGill Road gets busier

December 2, 2023 // 4 Comments

BEFORE WE SAY TOO MUCH about the crash on McGill Road Wednesday, it’s important to note few of the details have been confirmed. We know a Dodge Ram pickup truck seemingly [Continue]

FORSETH – As Alberta forecasts a big surplus, B.C. looks at equally big deficit

December 1, 2023 // 3 Comments

RECENT BUDGET UPDATES for the province of Alberta, and B.C., show how much of a difference there is in how finances are managed in each province! In neighbouring Alberta, [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Promised Kamloops cancer centre in line for PET-CT scanner

November 29, 2023 // 1 Comment

Excerpt from Question Period in the B.C. Legislature on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. K. Falcon: I’m sure British Columbians feel comforted knowing that after seven years of [Continue]

BEPPLE – Cities need new deal with Ottawa on infrastructure costs

November 27, 2023 // 5 Comments

LAST WEEK, I was in Ottawa. I spent the week with about 100 other local government elected officials from across Canada. Our goal: to make it more affordable for our [Continue]

PETERS – We’re stuck with the bill for previous councils’ short-sighted water rate decisions

November 25, 2023 // 7 Comments

IT’S EASY TO UNDERSTAND why residents struggling in the midst of an affordability crisis might be more than a little miffed at the City of Kamloops right now. Any [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – ArriveCan disintegrating into ArriveCan’t

November 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

‘LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, this is your captain. Due to turbulence, ArriveCan has been grounded. We at Canada Border Services Agency apologize for inconvenience.” [Continue]