Category Archives: Column
SOUND OFF: School District 73 — please reverse your decision to cut the after-school Strings program
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF as a parent of two children at Kamloops School of the Arts. My eldest daughter, Avalon, has had the privilege of learning to play the cello this year through the Strin...
May 06, 2025
COLLINS: He is crass, he is a liar — and yet the world bows at his feet
IS DONALD TRUMP'S PLAN working? You might be right if you said "yes" to that question. When Trump came to power just over 100 days ago, he signed so many executive orders, twisting the global economy ...
May 04, 2025
PETERS: Elections Canada did not do enough to fix its voter card mistake
ANYONE WHO WAS PREVENTED FROM VOTING on Monday because of a screwup at Elections Canada has a right to be more than a little perturbed.Many residents of the Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies riding rec...
May 03, 2025
SOUND OFF: How urgent is digital healthcare security in Kamloops?
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...
Apr 29, 2025
COLLINS: Whatever happened to fiscal responsibility?
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...
Apr 27, 2025
PETERS: The myth of local representation in East Kamloops
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...
Apr 25, 2025
COLLINS: Finally, a breath of fresh air
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...
Apr 24, 2025
SOUND OFF: Supporting Local
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...
Apr 23, 2025
COLLINS: People keep getting sucked in by lies
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...
Apr 20, 2025
PETERS: The mayor of Kamloops does not need a gold chain
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'...
Apr 18, 2025
