Local Voices

GUEST COLUMN – There’s little chance of finding common ground on SOGI

September 27, 2023 // 4 Comments

By JOSEPH JACK Guest Columnist A RESPONSE to Armchair Mayor Mel Rothenburger, regarding “finding common ground” with anti SOGI protesters. As someone who attended both [Continue]

PETERS – Kamloops stepped up with a show of support for trans kids

September 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

JUST WHEN YOU THINK you might lose faith in Kamloops, the city turns around and does something amazing. On Wednesday, a small group of folks gathered at the Kamloops [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Notes for the next pandemic

September 21, 2023 // 1 Comment

I THOUGHT THE GLOBAL RESPONSE to the pandemic went pretty well but there’s room for improvement in preparation for the next pandemic. For one, the line between the rights [Continue]

WALSH – Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson deserves to be told what’s going on

September 19, 2023 // 10 Comments

WHY DID ACTING CAO Byron McCorkell inform the media and not the mayor about an issue directly involving City council? Especially given his regular position as community and [Continue]

PETERS – A torrent of blame to go around after Merritt dike report

September 16, 2023 // 0 Comments

NEXT WEEK’S UBCM CONFERENCE IN VANCOUVER should be an interesting one for our local communities. On one hand, there is the Kamloops crew who will leave the big top and take [Continue]

STONE – A better plan for making British Columbians feel safe in their communities

September 15, 2023 // 2 Comments

By TODD STONE MLA, Kamloops-South Thompson PEOPLE DESERVE to feel safe in their communities. But, unfortunately, due to rising crime and overlapping crises, this is not the [Continue]