Category Archives: Column

COUNCILLOR KELLY HALL OF KAMLOOPS is proposing a unique initiative that could assist in securing family doctors for thousands of residents. He envisions the City of Kamloops developing its own municip...

I ALWAYS ADMIRED MY DAD'S ability to manage money. He would always be able to make sure we had good food and other necessities as required. If we had to borrow money for something major, he would neve...

IN THEORY, our Canadian parliament is supposed to be about local representation.Each electoral area chooses one representative to go to Ottawa, sit in the House of Commons and stand up for the interes...

I HAVE ADVOCATED for some time now that we need new directions in providing primary health care. And finally, some new possibilities are showing up. Councillor Kelly Hall served a notice of motion Tue...

I know that given recent events, I'm not the only one who is focusing more on buying Canadian.After months of economic uncertainty and the threat of Trump's tariffs, I have heard from people throughou...

IT ALWAYS AMAZES ME how easily we get sucked in by promises that never materialize. Many of us see some bauble on a social media site. It doesn't cost too much so out comes the credit card. We never s...

MAYOR REID HAMER-JACKSON has not received a lot of love on Two and Out since he came to office more than two years ago.This week, though, he struck just the right tone in his response to a councillor'...

LAST WEEK, I faced off in the legislature in Victoria with the NDP Minister of Health, Josie Osborne, over the future of the Kamloops cancer centre.The two of us went back and forth for about 20 minut...

NOT MANY OF US have become immune to the scatterbrained schemes of Donald Trump. It's inhumane to have to put up with that every day.But not everyone plays along with Dingo Donnie. Throughout our coun...

WE KNOW THAT ACROSS B.C., people are struggling with global inflation and rising costs. British Columbians also care deeply about protecting our environment and they want a government who is focused o...