Local Voices

BEPPLE – Things are good in Kamloops but not as good as they used to be

January 19, 2023 // 2 Comments

THINGS ARE NOT AS GOOD as they used to be in Kamloops. The Citizen Satisfaction Survey results for 2022 are out. Whereas the quality of life was rated good or very [Continue]

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]