Category Archives: Column
SOUND OFF: Kamloops Citizens United should be more transparent about the donations it is receiving
GREEK PHILOSOPHER SOCRATES once said, "The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavour to be what you desire to appear" - meaning credibility isn't just about branding or public relations. Credibili...
Jan 31, 2025
PETERS: Are there any arguments left that could derail a proposed housing project?
THE NEED FOR HOUSING in Kamloops has never been greater.According to a housing needs report received by council last month, the city will have to add more than 23,000 new units in the next 15 to 20 ye...
Jan 31, 2025
COLLINS: How valuable are city plans?
KAMLOOPS COUNCIL's decisions recently on land use make me somewhat skeptical of the city's Master Plan for zoning and development. If I were moving to Kamloops, I would look at the master plan and det...
Jan 30, 2025
COLLINS: Words that used to guide us are no longer relevant
TIMES HAVE CHANGED. No longer are we the respectful society that there was when I was growing up. And the words that used to guide our conduct are seldom used any more. In fact, the words are so littl...
Jan 26, 2025
PETERS: Taxpayers should not have to pay a nickel for mayor's axe-grinding lawsuit against councillor
IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING WE LEARNED this week about the state of Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's defamation lawsuit against Councillor Katie Neustaeter, it may seem to make the most sense for the mayor to ju...
Jan 24, 2025
COLLINS: Council in a muddle over multiplex?
FORGIVE ME IF I APPROACH the idea of a new multiplex in Dufferin with a little trepidation now that more information is coming out. Last fall, citizens approved the borrowing of up to $125 million dol...
Jan 23, 2025
COLLINS: The end of the world as we know it?
TOMORROW, DONALD TRUMP IS BACK. And there is no one who knows for sure - even Trump himself - in which direction the US, and ultimately the world, will head. If Trump carries out even a quarter of wha...
Jan 19, 2025
PETERS: Paying attention is half the battle
IT WAS WOODY ALLEN who said, "Just showing up is half the battle."When it comes to the public's access to local democracy, simply paying attention is half the battle.In B.C. Supreme Court this week is...
Jan 17, 2025
SOUND OFF: 4 ways to take ownership of our food system this new year
MANY PEOPLE LIKE TO SET INTENTIONS at the beginning of the year to improve their lives in some way. By centering community ownership of the local food system in our lives, we can improve not only our ...
Jan 17, 2025
COLLINS: Predicting wildfire behaviour still an inexact science
MORE AND MORE WORK IS BEING DONE to study the causes of wildfires, but it's going to take many years of data collection and interpretation of that data to determine if any patterns develop that will h...
Jan 16, 2025
