Category Archives: Column

ACROSS THE WORLD, global uncertainty is affecting people, nations, and communities, and I know how important it is to make sure that here in B.C., people can have good jobs that they rely on. By inves...

AS COMMUNITIES ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA continue to grow, so does the importance of having strong, reliable emergency services that people can count on when it matters most. In critical moments, one of...

LAST WEEK, PREMIER DAVID EBY announced that we've connected over 600,000 people to a family doctor or nurse practitioner since 2023, with more than 4,000 people being matched every single week. Thanks...

SMALL BUSINESSES and the hard-working people behind them are the foundation of our province. My parents ran a small business, and later I started my own, so I know that owning and operating a business...

AFTER THE TRAGEDY at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, parents and teachers are asking urgent questions: How do we keep our children safe?While fear often drives the conversation toward more cameras, lo...

KAMLOOPS RESIDENTS WHO SUPPORT A PAUSE on the PAC and Arena Multiplex can make their views known by emailing Council before its decision this Tuesday, March 24.At the March 10 Council meeting, the mot...

FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, the well-being of children and youth has been more than a priority; it has been my purpose. As a parent and aunt to children with diverse support needs, I spent years ad...

EVERY DAY, BRITISH COLUMBIANS need to renew or replace their photo ID, including driver's licenses, BC Services Card, and BC ID, which involves making trips to their local ICBC office and at times, wa...

IT WASN'T THAT MANY YEARS AGO that we went through what I call the period of "death music." So many hit songs contained reference to murder, suicide the kind of depressing songs that made you wonder w...

OVER THE PAST YEAR, we've seen how strongly Canadians have stood together in the face of challenges, like global inflation and threats from Trump, and our patriotism is stronger than ever. We're makin...