Category Archives: Column
SOUND OFF: Supporting our local economy
IN THE FACE of economic uncertainty and threats to our sovereignty, Canadians and British Columbians have stepped up all year to tirelessly support local farmers, retailers, restaurants and businesses...
Dec 10, 2025
COLLINS: There is no disgrace in being cheesy once in a while
IN FACT, I WOULD STAND in front of you all and suggest it gives you perspective. Today, it is my pleasure to offer some thanks to all of our health workers, no matter what their level.I have been in R...
Dec 07, 2025
COLLINS: How much is too much?
HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH? That's the question facing taxpayers regarding the new performing arts centre as we enter the final month of the year. Concerns are being raised about the new costs linked to the...
Nov 30, 2025
PETERS: One big — though expensive — step forward for Kamloops
THIS WAS AN INTERESTING WEEK for a ground-breaking at the site of the future Kamloops Centre for the Arts on Fourth Avenue. It's a project that could cost as much as $200 million but one that will, al...
Nov 28, 2025
SOUND OFF: Peters should have been more open-minded discussing residential schools
DEAR MR. PETERS:It has taken me a couple of weeks to write to you regarding your segment on November 14th, 2025. Although I haven't agreed with all your comments over the years, I believe your objecti...
Nov 27, 2025
SOUND OFF: Diversifying and strengthening B.C.'s economy
BRITISH COLUMBIA is one of the most beautiful places to live in the world and we want people to have good, long lives here. Around the world, people are feeling the effects of global economic instabil...
Nov 26, 2025
SOUND OFF: Build first, explain later — the real story behind the PAC
THE NEWS THAT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE (PAC) cost has climbed to $211 million shouldn't surprise anyone - least of all city hall.The AAP capped borrowing at $140 million, but the project cost can ri...
Nov 25, 2025
PETERS: With 5 years of big tax hikes, has the relationship between city hall and Kamloops citizens turned toxic?
FOR MANY YEARS, Kamloops council would try to keep its annual property tax increases right around the rate of increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).In layperson's terms, CPI measures the prices o...
Nov 21, 2025
SOUND OFF: Limiting the need for sick notes in B.C.
CHANGES TO THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARS ACT have come into effect on November 12th that limits when employers can ask for sick notes due to short-term illness. This will help ease the administrative burden...
Nov 19, 2025
COLLINS: Can we ever look in our (A)I again?
TEN YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, I wonder what a picture of me will look like. It might be an exact image of how I look at the time. Or, it may not be a realistic image, because it may not actually be me at a...
Nov 16, 2025
