Local Voices

KNOX – Resolutions: If at first you don’t succeed, why keep trying?

January 15, 2023 // 0 Comments

I WENT TO the wrong side of the strait for a Canucks game last week, my first since the players wore mullets. “Is Dennis Ververgaert still in the line-up?” I asked. No, [Continue]

PETERS – Opportunity cost is mounting for Kamloops council

January 14, 2023 // 1 Comment

HERE IN KAMLOOPS, we’ve moved past the point where it’s surprising when Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson misses a meeting or appearance. The latest instance this week was a [Continue]

JOHNSON – Is the F-35 fighter jet the right decision for Canada?

January 13, 2023 // 3 Comments

By DAVID JOHNSON Contributor, ArmchairMayor.ca SO, THIS WEEK Canada finalized an agreement with the United States and manufacturer Lockheed Martin to purchase 88 F-35 [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The depth of Freedom Convoyers’ discontent is misunderstood

January 12, 2023 // 1 Comment

IT’S EASY TO DISMISS motives of supporters of the Freedom Convoy that paralyzed Canada’s capital last January. Their grievances seem so inchoate, like a primal howl. [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – Fear of proportional representation is irrational

January 11, 2023 // 9 Comments

By GISELA RUCKERT Fair Vote Kamloops IT’S A NEW YEAR, but Mel Rothenburger keeps issuing the same old bad takes on proportional representation. The latest one is [Continue]

BEPPLE – Shifting issues mean City Hall must evolve

January 10, 2023 // 1 Comment

BACK IN OCTOBER and November 2022, City of Kamloops undertook a Citizen Satisfaction Survey. The survey, which is undertaken every few years, measures the mood of the city. [Continue]