Category Archives: Column
COLLINS: Is it just me or is it a more sombre holiday season this year?
MAYBE IT'S THE FACT that I spent most of this year in hospital, or maybe it's the seniors' dilemma of trying to keep the wolf away from the door, but it seems that there's a lot more on people's minds...
Dec 19, 2024
SOUND OFF: The mayor's misleading misogyny
AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT, female politicians are disproportionately targeted by violence and harassment. This is true regardless of party affiliation. Given the nonpartisan nature of this targetin...
Dec 17, 2024
COLLINS: Are the B.C. Conservatives digging their own graves?
THE PHRASE 'THE PERFECT STORM' is most often used to describe an atmospheric incident where major systems come together to create the conditions leading to a possible devastating event. More loosely u...
Dec 15, 2024
SOUND OFF: Culturally appropriate food goes beyond the ingredients on a plate
MANY DEFINITIONS of food sovereignty emphasize the right to access culturally relevant foods, including the following from La Via Campesina: "Food sovereignty is the right of peoples to healthy and cu...
Dec 14, 2024
PETERS: Whether building up or tearing down, Kamloops is what you make it
THIS YEAR HAS BEEN another tough one for Kamloops.CFJC will air a 'Top 10 News Stories of 2024' special later this month that will really underline that point.Some of the biggest stories of the year i...
Dec 13, 2024
SOUND OFF: How to reduce food waste in Kamloops during the festive season
Second Harvest (2024) reports that nearly 50 per cent of food in Canada is wasted, costing the country $58 billion yearly. Around 63 per cent of Canadians throw away food that could have been eaten, a...
Dec 13, 2024
COLLINS: North Shore BIA working hard to develop a 'happening place'
IT'S TAKEN SOME TIME AND LOTS OF HARD WORK, but the North Shore Business Improvement Association is slowly changing the face of the Tranquille Corridor. There is still a long way to go, but new additi...
Dec 12, 2024
COLLINS: Donald has it wrong — again
I HAVE BEEN RACKING MY BRAIN the past couple of weeks, trying to make sense of Donald Trump's tariff plans. Donald is trying to intimidate Mexico and Canada by threatening heavy tariffs. Ostensibly, T...
Dec 08, 2024
PETERS: Sanction Bill Sarai? Sure. Remove him from office? Ridiculous.
BILL SARAI MADE A MISTAKE. Actually, he made a few mistakes.Mistake #1: He shouldn't have secretly recorded a one-on-one conversation with Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson.The temptation for the mayor's criti...
Dec 06, 2024
COLLINS: Never again shall I watch a Kamloops council meeting
MAY I NEVER AGAIN bring myself to watch a live broadcast on the city's web page. Suffering from a short attention span, I have difficulty paying attention for any length of time. I seldom watch docume...
Dec 05, 2024
