Local Voices

FORSETH – Why is Indigenous cannabis subsidized against the private sector?

April 22, 2023 // 4 Comments

I NOTED THREE THINGS in news stories, in recent days, regarding our Indigenous neighbours, and they had me asking questions that I think at least some of us should be [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – How does premier justify inaction on drugs in parks?

April 20, 2023 // 0 Comments

Excerpt from debate during Question Period in the B.C. Legislature on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 between Kamloops-South Thomson MLA Todd Stone and Jennifer Whiteside, Minister [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Mysterious Long COVID: two theories

April 20, 2023 // 0 Comments

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Canadians suffer from Long COVID after contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Two opposing theories have been advanced; one neurological and the other [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – When will rights of victims be put ahead of the offenders?

April 18, 2023 // 2 Comments

Excerpt from debate in the B.C. Legislature on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. P. Milobar: Under this soft-on-crime Premier, crime and disorder in neighbourhoods, business districts [Continue]

COLLINS – Safety survey a waste of time and money

April 17, 2023 // 0 Comments

DID WE SERIOUSLY have to pay for a survey to tell us that we feel less safe than we did before the pandemic? Really? I don’t know many people who feel comfortable out and [Continue]

MILOBAR – We need better than one-size-fits-all strategy on housing

April 14, 2023 // 1 Comment

By PETER MILOBAR MLA, Kamloops-North Thompson WORDS CANNOT put a roof over someone’s head. They cannot build a home for someone in need. And while I appreciate that the [Continue]