Category Archives: Column
PETERS: Even in our camera-mad world, we need to be wary of government surveillance
KAMLOOPS COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING whether to okay widespread surveillance on public infrastructure as a means to deter crime.Just 20 years ago, such an idea would have been summarily decried as foreign ...
Feb 14, 2025
COLLINS: The reality is — we're pretty ignorant
WE ALL HAVE OPINIONS. You have yours. I have mine. Most of these opinions are based on very little real information. We have a very small picture of the workings of the world. Our solutions are based ...
Feb 13, 2025
SOUND OFF: A seed of hope for spring
IT'S THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY when I'm sitting down to write this. We're in the middle of a cold snap - our first real cold spell of the winter. It's a little late coming this year, but here it is a...
Feb 11, 2025
SOUND OFF: Valleyview letter was over the top
DEAR EDITOR, I was deeply moved by the heartwarming tale of Valleyview, where apparently every resident is either a courageous firefighter, a beloved former mayor's relative, or someone who exchanges ...
Feb 10, 2025
COLLINS: Why do people take social media posts as gospel?
THE ONSLAUGHT OF ATTACKS by trolls, hackers and ne'er-do-wells have made social media pretty much useless as a meaningful form of communication. There's a lot of gossip, lies and, at the very least, m...
Feb 09, 2025
PETERS: Are national anthems really necessary before every sporting event?
NOTHING UNITES CANADIANS like a common enemy - especially when that enemy is actually our best friend, the United States of America.An Angus Reid poll found the number of Canadians who described thems...
Feb 07, 2025
SOUND OFF: Help us preserve Valleyview, because your neighbourhood might be next
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE you to my community. My spouse grew up in the house we live in which we purchased from his parents years ago. Beside us, we have the courageous firefighter, his beautiful wif...
Feb 06, 2025
COLLINS: Rising insurance costs are another drain on your financial resources
IT IS SOMETIMES NOT PLACED as high up the priority list as it should be but skyrocketing prices for insurance of all kinds is hitting us hard, and it's only going to escalate. Every time there is a na...
Feb 06, 2025
SOUND OFF: Transparency and accountability — setting the record straight
RECENT CFJC EDITORIALS by James Peters and Joey Jack have suggested that Kamloops Citizens United (KCU) should be more transparent about our fundraising - who our donors are and how much they've donat...
Feb 03, 2025
COLLINS: The battle is on
MY FAMILY TOLD ME my original title for this commentary was too far over the top. It was along the lines of, "If you're not a bigot, white or a right-wing Christian, if you're a minority of any kind, ...
Feb 02, 2025
