Category Archives: Column
Organics pickup should be next on the list for City of Kamloops recycling
WHEN YOU PUT YOUR City of Kamloops curbside recycling bins out on the street, how much do you think about what happens next to that material? And how much are you stockpiling at your property that can...
Jul 13, 2018
Visitor Centre at Coq-Connector junction should be re-opened
KAMLOOPS - SOMETIMES GOVERNMENT just makes bad decisions. The landmark B.C. Visitor Centre at the junction of the Coquihalla Highway and the Okanagan Connector was shut down in January, leaving the Ci...
Jul 12, 2018
Only answer to loss of Greyhound is a national bus service
KAMLOOPS - WHY WAS ANYONE surprised at the cancellation of Greyhound bus service in Western Canada? You'd think it came straight out of the blue. Certainly, we shouldn't under-estimate the significanc...
Jul 11, 2018
Public inquiries at council meetings are good entertainment
KAMLOOPS - IF YOUR SCHEDULE doesn't allow you the time to take in Music in the Park or other local entertainment, the Public Inquiries section of City council meetings is a good alternative. At each T...
Jul 10, 2018
Violent response is not the answer to our problems
KAMLOOPS - Sometimes, a column I write both saddens and disturbs me beyond all expectations and last week's column was one of those. I wrote about the needle buy-back program and expected and got a di...
Jul 10, 2018
How zero is zero tolerance in sexual harassment allegations?
KAMLOOPS - I ADMIT I APPROACH this topic with trepidation. Any time somebody speaks to an allegation of sexual harassment against a national celebrity one must tread carefully. The question has been r...
Jul 09, 2018
Giving our children chances for a better future
KAMLOOPS - There is a great animated movie for children (and adults) called Robots that my boys loved and watched many times. So did I, alongside them. There are many memorable lines and teachable mom...
Jul 09, 2018
Pride, police, the public and the parade
KAMLOOPS PRIDE released a very carefully constructed statement last week that clearly explained the decision that had been reached mutually through long discussions with the Kamloops RCMP concerning t...
Jul 08, 2018
Why can’t we walk the talk on freedom of speech?
WE TALK A GOOD GAME when it comes to freedom of speech. We salute the concept but what we really mean is, "I defend your right to speak your mind, as long as you agree with me. Otherwise, you are a je...
Jul 07, 2018
One year later, it's time for answers on Elephant Hill
ONE YEAR AGO. It started on a Thursday evening, a small fire just outside of Ashcroft. By the morning, strong winds had fanned it to 700 hectares and it was ravaging the Boston Flats mobile home park....
Jul 06, 2018
