So then, if knowledge is power, how does one account for public health officials preferring to keep us ignorant of the COVID-19 status in Kamloops? Why are we unable to access up-to-date numbers for daily new cases, as well as their general location (seniors home versus in the community)? I’m sure the facts are there, but keeping the public ignorant seems to be the preferred option of Dr. Bonnie Henry and her (admittedly) hard-working colleagues. What information that can be laboriously gleaned is often vague, far too general, or hopelessly out of date. The BC Centre for Disease Control publishes daily stats for the Interior and has some excellent maps showing weekly and year-to-date cases, but the numbers apply to large areas such as the Thompson Cariboo Shuswap, and the Okanagan — hardly pertinent for a Kamloops resident. The local health area data is helpful, but it is seven days out of date.