COLLINS: Some titles are nice, some not so nice
WHEN WE PUT ON THE CANADA SUMMER GAMES in 1993, the excitement was palpable.
There weren’t many people who didn’t have a sense of pride in what we were able to do. The concept of us being the Tournament Capital was fostered by the community itself and soon became the watch word when promoting Kamloops as the place to be.
We have also been promoted as the Volunteer Capital, a centre for the coming together of divergent cultures, and the list goes on. Even though we have promoted these from within to toot our own horn, we should be proud of the fact that other communities, cultural groups and sports organizations refer to us with those positive monickers.
But when we accept the positives, we also must embrace the times when we are hit by a negative title.