Local Voices

BEPPLE – We need housing but B.C. govt’s plan to impose zoning is too risky

May 24, 2023 // 1 Comment

WE NEED MORE HOUSING in Kamloops. There is no dispute about that. According to Statistics Canada, from 2016 to 2021 Kamloops’ population grew by 10%, making it the fifth [Continue]

FORSETH – Is there room for yet another party on the federal scene?

May 24, 2023 // 1 Comment

IS THERE ROOM … dare it be said … for ANOTHER political party on the federal scene; and essentially, one that would straddle the middle ground between Pierre [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Artificial Intelligence is the new cryptocurrency

May 21, 2023 // 1 Comment

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE is the hottest thing to hit the market since the cryptocurrency craze. It wasn’t long ago that stock values increased just by tacking [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Forget hydromorphone, give them fentanyl

May 20, 2023 // 3 Comments

CANADA’S SAFER SUPPLY program is a good idea but the drug they hand out isn’t what users want. On the positive side, it does provide users with a safer alternative to [Continue]

PETERS – The passport redesign was bound to offend someone

May 12, 2023 // 0 Comments

SO THE GOVERNMENT REDESIGNED the Canadian passport. The cover has a partial maple leaf and our crest. The inside pages have animals and nature scenes and other very anodyne [Continue]

GINTA – For Jessie and Sue, it’s love that sustains hope

May 10, 2023 // 0 Comments

IT’S SATURDAY, LATE AFTERNOON, and the drizzle is picking up. I’m at the beach in Savona with my dog, sitting on a log mesmerized by the small concentric circles [Continue]