Category Archives: Column

I HAVE SPENT MANY OCTOBERS out at the Adams River watching the salmon spawn, watching them as they come to the end of their journey. I don't expect this annual event to continue too much longer. The r...

THE KAMLOOPS COMMUNITY SEED LIBRARY is a program run by the Kamloops Food Policy Council (KFPC) that has been facilitating the sharing of community seeds since its start in 2018. Originally, the Seed ...

EVERY YEAR, a campaign comes out asking us to take the bus. Leave the car at home and take the bus. It's easier on your nerves, it's cheaper on your pocketbook. Wheelchair accessible buses, buses that...

AN ARTICLE IN THE TORONTO STAR points out the bleak future for housing in Canada. The report points out quite a difference between what developers are building and what buyers want. Developers are bui...

DEAR EDITOR,I am writing in response to Doug Collins' recent op-ed concerning changes to the location for some portions of training in Thompson Rivers University's Respiratory Therapy program. While I...

AFTER SPENDING ALMOST FOUR MONTHS in hospital, you get to see a lot of things - good and bad. I'll be writing about some of them in the weeks ahead. One thing I have noticed is the number of people wh...

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A SUPPORTER OF TRU, dating back to 1970. Shortly after I came to Kamloops, I was tasked to attend the official opening ceremonies of Cariboo College. Premier W.A.C Bennett was in atte...

AS THE OLYMPICS come to a close today, we ask ourselves, was the cost worth it? Was it worth the money to put this event on? In many ways, big events like the Olympics or the World Cup give us a big l...

LOTS OF IDEAS, but a big fat zero on results. That pretty much sums up the current state of health care. Certainly in B.C., if not the rest of the country. Health Minister Adrian Dix last week told Br...

WITH ALL THE DEMANDS for supportive and low-income housing, and mandates from the province to reach housing goals, it's nice for City Council to have an easy decision to make once in a while. Fears of...