Local Voices

CHARBONNEAU – Brain-injured street people require compulsory treatment

March 30, 2023 // 5 Comments

PIVOT LEGAL SOCIETY is calling on the B.C. government to stop its proposed expansion of forced mental health and addictions treatment. Compulsory treatment must proceed. I [Continue]

COLLINS – When things go too far

March 27, 2023 // 0 Comments

I READ AN INTERESTING ARTICLE RECENTLY, in which a woman was upset when someone answered her question by saying “Yes Ma’am”. She was very offended and suggested the [Continue]

KNOX – In a city of single seniors, we can relate to Roger the marmot

March 26, 2023 // 0 Comments

WARM DAY, cherry blossoms blooming, we’re basking in the sun in front of The Empress when Roger elbows me in the ribs. “There’s Ed Bain,” he says, nodding toward the [Continue]

PETERS – Blazers pride night a great step forward for inclusion

March 25, 2023 // 0 Comments

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED after the Kamloops Blazers hosted a pride night on Wednesday: nothing. Well, nothing regressive and toxic, as far as we can tell. The Blazers wore [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – How can mayor get anywhere in this hostile environment?

March 24, 2023 // 8 Comments

By BRONWEN SCOTT Guest Columnist AT TUESDAY’S SPECIAL MEETING, councillors were incensed that the mayor invoked Section 141 of the BC Community Charter to appoint [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Bring private clinics into the healthcare fold

March 23, 2023 // 3 Comments

WITH NO WALK-IN CLINICS in many cities such as Kamloops, the last thing the B.C. government needs to do is crack down on existing private ones. They should be integrated into [Continue]