Category Archives: Column
COLLINS: It’s a wild and violent world out there
WHEN REID HAMER-JACKSON WAS ELECTED MAYOR, it was pretty clear his platform, especially the concern about community safety, hit a raw nerve among voters. It's not just the violence surrounding gang wa...
Oct 28, 2022
SOUND OFF: Expect more of the same from 'No Action' Eby
THE GUY WHO OFFERED FEW CONCRETE IDEAS to tackle the major issues in our province has now successfully driven his only competitor out of the NDP's messy leadership contest and will become B.C.'s next ...
Oct 27, 2022
COLLINS: These days, a security job adds up to job security
THINK OF YOURSELF as a dashing hero rescuing someone in distress. You jump into the fray and, protecting him or her, whisk them away to safety and become a hero. These days, that's no longer a fantasy...
Oct 27, 2022
COLLINS: Do you believe in miracles?
OUR NEW PREMIER-TO-BE is going to give us a miracle.David Eby has unveiled a 100-day plan, apparently to get B.C. on the road to prosperity. Eby promises to "lay the groundwork" for a number of priori...
Oct 26, 2022
COLLINS: A rocky road lies ahead
"WINTER IS COMING". A phrase often used in the early seasons of Game of Thrones. Officially the motto of one of the "Houses" in the show, most watchers took it as a precursor of turmoil and war, and o...
Oct 25, 2022
COLLINS: Invoking the Emergency Measures Act was necessary
WHEN THE PRIME MINISTER invoked the Emergency Measures Act in Ottawa in February, I honestly don't know what other option the federal government had. Testimony at an inquiry to determine whether invok...
Oct 24, 2022
COLLINS: Making people accountable doesn’t mean bullying
THE MAYOR-ELECT HAS INDICATED his desire to talk with anyone about improving the City. That's a positive change from his previous comments about cleaning up the City and making staff accountable. That...
Oct 23, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Mayor-elect Hamer-Jackson deserves a chance to test his ideas
AND NOW FOR something completely different. A week later, what happened on election day is starting to sink in. A guy few initially expected to win is the mayor-elect of Kamloops. His opponents are su...
Oct 22, 2022
PETERS: Mayor Hamer-Jackson will have greater challenges than street safety issues
IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO BE NOTICED, and Kamloops was certainly noticed Saturday night, when our city's name was trending across Canada on Twitter. Word of our bold choice of mayor spread nationwide. In an...
Oct 21, 2022
COLLINS: No quick fix to making the City safer
DESPITE BROADENING HIS platform near the end of the campaign, Mayor-elect Reid Hamer-Jackson campaigned on two major issues - making this a safer city and making City staff accountable for their actio...
Oct 21, 2022
