Category Archives: Column

WHEN MY HUSBAND DREW AND I bought our house, I never anticipated gardening would become a significant part of our lives. The landscaping was scarce - lots of dirt and dust, save for one lilac bush and...

INTERESTING THAT A NUMBER of critical medical procedures cannot be done outside a clinic. Seniors are finding that they are on the outside looking in when it comes to a number of critical procedures. ...

THERE'S NEVER BEEN a more important time to support and grow our own industries here in B.C. For many of us that brings to mind the food we grow, the fish we catch and the lumber we harvest right here...

I HAVE WRITTEN IN THE PAST about the impact all the road construction has on tourists trying to make their way through the new tourist attraction known as the Kamloops Maze. Unfortunately, the mess do...

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT you'd had enough of Donald Trump something happens to make you say "my God, enough punishment already." The latest isn't actually precipitated by Donald himself. At least not dir...

THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE to raise a family than in British Columbia, but the path to parenthood looks different for everyone.In-vitro fertilization, or IVF, can help make the dream of parenthood a rea...

THE NDP GOVERNMENT OF DAVID EBY continues to try to blind us with BS. For example, why do politicians and "experts" sitting behind desks in Victoria think they know more than the people in the trenche...

OK, I ADMIT IT. I like rules. They put order in my life. I've done my share of bending, or even breaking them from time to time, but the rules don't let me get too far astray. The City has done a good...

HOW DO WE KNOW that summer is here? There are all sorts of markers that people use. But I can tell you that there is only one true indicator. It's not the increase in heat outside leading to an increa...

CANADA DAY is a time to come together and remember values that make our country and our province truly special: resilience, diversity, and pride. We know that people still face many challenges, but we...