Local Voices

FORSETH – Intolerance, ignorance and bigotry continue to be with us today

August 8, 2023 // 5 Comments

IT SEEMS LIKE THE INTOLERANCE I spoke of 5 years ago, has changed very little: Intolerance, prejudice, ignorance, bigotry, injustice … all of these are nothing new. [Continue]

BEPPLE – When the wildfire evacuation order comes, leave

August 3, 2023 // 1 Comment

WILDFIRES ARE all around us. In every direction from Kamloops, there is fire. It’s not just that the fire is all around us. People we know in all directions are being [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Move over lab burgers, bring on the vegetable protein

August 3, 2023 // 0 Comments

PROTEIN FROM CULTURED MEAT is a remarkable achievement but it won’t feed the world. In 2018, a single burger patty cost a whopping $2,500. While the price will come down, [Continue]

WALSH – Whose responsibility is it to hold City Hall accountable?

August 1, 2023 // 9 Comments

RECENTLY, COUN. BASS explained that the reason she made a motion in conflict with the mayor’s notice of motion regarding town hall meetings was because she didn’t know [Continue]

MILOBAR – Rebate for businesses hit by crime doesn’t go far enough

July 29, 2023 // 5 Comments

By PETER MILOBAR MLA, Kamloops-North Thompson OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, we have all heard horrific stories about B.C. small businesses impacted by crime and vandalism. Whether [Continue]

BEPPLE – We’re now 100,000 strong, and we need more ‘gentle density’

July 28, 2023 // 2 Comments

WITHOUT A FANFARE. Without a hullabaloo, Kamloops passed the 100,000 mark in population. The 2022 annual report for the City of Kamloops released earlier this year [Continue]