Category Archives: Column

WE AT THE Book and Periodical Council (BPC) read Mel Rothenburger's opinion about the terrorist atrocity in Christchurch, New Zealand, with interest. "The World Decides Not to Play the Killer's Game" ...

I BOUGHT A USED VEHICLE a couple of weeks ago. It reminded me how little I understand about some parts of our tax system.I get the concepts of income taxes and property taxes though they're rife with ...

IMAGINE STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS. You want to open up a neighbourhood beer and wine store. It's a highly regulated business, so you go through all the government hoops and get your city business lic...

IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME: throw away stuff guilt-free because others can use it. Now it looks more like wishful thinking.Manufacturers encouraged the scheme because they wouldn't have to...

STUDENTS IN DOZENS of Canadian schools and elsewhere in the world will go on strike tomorrow.Some will undoubtedly say, "How dare they? They should be punished."I say they should be commended. They're...

KAMLOOPS - THE TURTLE VALLEY protest is heating up and it's time for Kamloops City council to wake up and - as concerned residents suggest - smell the biosolids.Unfortunately, it won't have another me...

THE PRICE AT THE PUMP in B.C. has been all over the place for the past couple of weeks. It's up, it's down, it's up again. As of this writing, GasBuddy.com tells us a litre of regular gasoline is sell...

HERE WE ARE AGAIN: like some relentless zombie, the story of the forgotten trash that belongs to Canada but is currently 'vacationing' in the Philippines has returned to haunt us, much to our shame. T...

IF YOU'RE GOING TO STAGE a protest at a government office, do it when the politicians are there. You won't find many City councillors at Kamloops City Hall on a Saturday.Still, the rally on the weeken...

I REMEMBER TALKING TO A FRIEND about where to fill up a few years ago as she was loading her four children into the most economically sound option for a family vehicle that they could possibly own (sh...