Category Archives: Column
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
SOUND OFF: Kamloops businesses go green to create a sustainable future
EARLIER THIS YEAR, Kamloops Airport joined the Biosphere Commitment Program, which helps tourism businesses in the Thompson-Okanagan area adopt a more sustainable approach. Launched by the Thompson Ok...
Jun 01, 2025
COLLINS: A big month for the Pride community and our Indigenous peoples
TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY of an important month.This month marks the time when we celebrate those who are part of the 2SLBGTQIA+ community. This group has fought hard for recognition and acceptance from ...
Jun 01, 2025
PETERS: NDP, Conservatives still desperate for power in Victoria
NINE MONTHS AFTER THE ELECTION, the major players in Victoria are still grasping desperately at power.On one side, there is the BC NDP, governing with the slimmest of majorities.They just passed Bill ...
May 30, 2025
COLLINS: Dealing with one of life's toughest decisions
MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE of those we love requires a strength that takes us to the limit. Moving a family member from home to a care facility means you are determining the future course of th...
May 29, 2025
SOUND OFF: Prosperity through partnership and conversation
THE GLOBAL ECONOMY is undergoing rapid and fundamental change.Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine is accelerating Europe's move away from Russian energy. President Trump's trade wars have made countri...
May 28, 2025
COLLINS: More than just a royal getaway
MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT - the visit to Canada by King Charles and Queen Camilla this week is a HUGE deal for our country. (Sorry for the 'all caps' - the Trump School of Writing creeping in). Serious...
May 25, 2025
PETERS: 'Go be homeless somewhere else' is no solution
WHERE DO PEOPLE GO when they don't have a home?Every city grapples with that question and few have come up with any ideas that are remotely close to broadly satisfactory.A solution like a day space th...
May 23, 2025
