Category Archives: Column
COLLINS: Hollow promises from the West to Ukraine
"WE'RE WITH YOU TO THE END." Those were the types of promises made to Ukraine as Russian forces attacked and killed thousands, including many civilians back in February. Since then, western nations ha...
Nov 03, 2022
SOUND OFF: Kamloops expands use of the Voyent Alert! system to prepare for flooding
TWENTY-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN KAMLOOPS have signed up for the Voyent Alert! System, which has been used three times in the past year to alert citizens about water main breaks. The city council has now sai...
Nov 02, 2022
SOUND OFF: Affordable housing for students
STUDENTS ACROSS B.C. deserve affordable housing close to where they learn - so they can focus on their studies, not finances. That's why we are investing $10.9 million towards Thompson Rivers Universi...
Nov 02, 2022
COLLINS : Money for docs just a first step
A MAJOR CHANGE in the way family doctors are paid should be a major step forward in the fight for more primary care physicians in the province. The money will be used to move away from the fee-for-ser...
Nov 02, 2022
COLLINS: All eyes on inaugural council meeting tonight
TONIGHT, WE MAY GET A CHANCE to see what lies ahead for the next four years in our city. It's the inaugural meeting of Kamloops City Council. The agenda isn't a long one, but the key item is the addre...
Nov 01, 2022
HUNTER: Launching into a new era of discourse
IT SEEMS FITTING TO HAVE MY FIRST COLUMN debut the same day as the inaugural meeting of the new Kamloops City Council. I'd like to thank CFJC for offering me the opportunity and space to share my thou...
Nov 01, 2022
COLLINS: Proposed additions to housing at TRU address an urgent need
ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES of going to University is the opportunity to explore new experiences as part of a very inclusive community. And for students away from home for the first time, especially Interna...
Oct 31, 2022
COLLINS: Sometimes, I am wrong
I AM VIRTUALLY NEVER WRONG. My wife of 51-plus years, and certainly my sister and kids, have a long list countering that, and to them, I say "fake news". I was never wrong in my long career at work, a...
Oct 30, 2022
COLLINS: The province's decision on the Olympic bid is the right one
THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT has declined to support a First Nations-led bid to host the 2030 Olympic Games. It's unfortunate, but it was the right decision. It was simply a matter of money. The timing j...
Oct 29, 2022
PETERS: We know how to get big things done quickly, so why has supportive housing been so elusive?
IT'S REMARKABLE HOW QUICKLY we can get things done when we really want to. For example, about a week ago it was revealed that the party venue for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts was going to take Me...
Oct 28, 2022
