Category Archives: Column
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
SOUND OFF: Using digital security solutions to help Kamloops business owners deter thieves
SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS B.C. were struck by a 27 per cent increase in crime in 2024 - which surpasses the national average increase of 21 per cent and is the highest increase out of all provinces. Tha...
Jan 15, 2025
COLLINS: Can we stand four more years of The Donald? Lord, give me strength
I'VE BEEN DUPED the last few years by the propaganda machine. I'll admit it took me a long time to see that the Vladimir Putins, the Xi Jinpings and even the Kim Jong Uns of the world have not been th...
Jan 12, 2025
PETERS: You know what? Maybe the U.S. annexing Canada isn't such a bad idea after all
JUSTIN TRUDEAU did a couple of very smart things this week.First, he announced his resignation - which is Canadian custom for a prime minister when our World Junior hockey team loses so embarrassingly...
Jan 10, 2025
COLLINS: Premier Eby is still out of touch with the people
THE NDP BARELY MADE IT to the winners' circle in last fall's election. The electorate expressed their displeasure with the government, with the 'too much talk, no action' style of government and the l...
Jan 09, 2025
COLLINS: Jimmy Carter was one of a kind
I DOUBT WE WILL EVER SEE another President like Jimmy Carter. If you look at President Carter and contrast him with President-elect Donald Trump, you can see why. Jimmy Carter cared about helping peop...
Jan 05, 2025
COLLINS: Just try to be a little better each day
AFTER WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH the past couple of years, it's easy to just throw your hands into the air and give up. And where would that lead us? Further down the road to a society that allows itself...
Jan 02, 2025
SOUND OFF: Greater access to treatment can improve women's experience of menopause
Over 90 per cent of midlife women in British Columbia experience at least one significant physical symptom of menopause and those with more were also more likely to live with mental health conditions ...
Jan 01, 2025
