Category Archives: Column

WHEN I’M DEAD I won't be writing these columns. But other than that, indication of my demise might not be certain. The problem is that our definitions of death vary according to legal, cultural,...

KAMLOOPS - ARE YOU KIDDING ME? "Stupid" is an over-used word these days but playing chicken with firefighting aircraft fits the definition. Skimmers are aircraft that swoop on to lakes, scoop up water...

KAMLOOPS - NOW THAT THE DEADLINE has come and gone for the feds to find another buyer for the Trans Mountain pipeline, some creative thinking is in order. You and I will, temporarily at least, become ...

A QUESTION I’M OFTEN ASKED these days is whether or not I'm again running for mayor or perhaps city councillor. Well, if last year's by-election taught me anything, it taught me that I'm not a n...

KAMLOOPS - CABINETS ARE MEANT to be shuffled, and it's time for one in B.C. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did it in Ottawa last week. Now it's John Horgan's turn. At the one-year anniversary of the ap...

KAMLOOPS - There's the benches of course. The ones that carry stories and thoughts. Someone's loved one's favourite place is where you stand. You see what they saw many times, what they fell in love w...

WHEN A THEME repeatedly shows up throughout your week, it's best to pay attention. My daughter and I were playing "Would You Rather" and the questions had been fairly predictable until she asked, "Wou...

MY VERSION OF what I like to call "the North Shore lifestyle" consists largely of stopping for groceries or filling up with gas on my way through as I head towards home. I also attend the primary care...

CITIES OF ALL SIZES around the world struggle with how to get people into their downtowns. No one wants a ghost town in the heart of their city, but avoiding that is easier said than done. The problem...