Category Archives: Column
SOUND OFF: Should Kamloops drivers get a hybrid or go fully electric?
WITH B.C. AIMING TO SELL only zero-emission cars by 2035, Kamloops drivers are increasingly making the switch to electric or hybrid cars. But what's the difference between the two? Electric vehicles (...
Jun 13, 2025
COLLINS: Don't open a can of worms
MOST OF US have heard the saying, "Don't open a can of worms," implying that if you do, all hell will break loose.There's another statement that carries a lot of weight in light of our losing battle a...
Jun 12, 2025
SOUND OFF: Let it Bee! Creating pollinator friendly gardens in Kamloops
IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SO EASY to reduce bees to simple honey-making, anaphylaxis-inducing insects. Without a deeper understanding of the relationship between these pollinators and our everyday lives, we ...
Jun 11, 2025
SOUND OFF: Council faces integrity crisis
LOCAL JUNE 6/25 headlines read:"Report on Sarai's Tapegate results in slap on the wrist." -Armchair Mayor"Councillor Sarai breached oath by recording mayor and covering it up."-Infonews"Investigation ...
Jun 10, 2025
SOUND OFF: Kamloops council needs to realize representative democracy is a conversation
"WHAT TO MAKE OF A DIMINISHED THING". As I read the recent report on Kamloops debt load per person, I found myself realizing that we might be missing the point about the nondemocratic ways of the curr...
Jun 09, 2025
COLLINS: Kelowna pediatrics closure a symptom of how far the level of care has dropped
I MOVED TO KAMLOOPS IN 1970 and, at that time, many people believed Kamloops would become the main hub of the Interior. With access to highways leading in all directions, both national railways passin...
Jun 08, 2025
PETERS: Believe it or not, there is still reason to be optimistic about local media
THE CRISIS IN LOCAL MEDIA hit close to home this week.It has hit close to home before, with the closures of Kamloops Daily News and Kamloops This Week, and the gutting of the Stingray newsroom.On Tues...
Jun 06, 2025
SOUND OFF: Draconian laws confirm the authoritarian nature of the NDP government
AS MLAs HEAD BACK to their home constituencies following the end of the spring legislative session, a dark cloud looms over BC with the advancement of the overreaching Bills 14 and 15, which are now p...
Jun 05, 2025
COLLINS: Is there ever going to be an end to violence?
THE NUMBER OF VIOLENT INCIDENTS around the world is increasing daily. Every day, it seems, we see stories about stabbings without apparent motive, vehicles being driven into crowds and indiscriminate ...
Jun 05, 2025
SOUND OFF: Coming together to support BC
THIS SPRING, our government has been taking action to combat the real economic threat of US tariffs and Trump threatening Canadian jobs, and British Columbians have been with us every step of the way....
Jun 04, 2025
