Category Archives: Column
SOUND OFF: Reject the city's flawed Alternative Approval Process for Build Kamloops
DEAR FELLOW KAMLOOPS TAXPAYERS, we are writing to urge you to send a response letter before September 12 to city hall challenging the Kamloops city council's use of the Alternate Approval Process (AAP...
Sep 04, 2024
COLLINS: A crazy summer is just about gone
I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO THINK about this summer. We started the year off with very low snowpacks and fears of a continuation of a major drought that created serious problems in 2023. Gradually, we got in...
Sep 01, 2024
COLLINS: Watching spawning salmon may soon be a thing of the past
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...
Aug 29, 2024
SOUND OFF: Seeding the future — How the Kamloops Community Seed Library is contributing to food sovereignty
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 ...
Aug 25, 2024
COLLINS: What's the future of bus transportation?
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...
Aug 25, 2024
COLLINS: Housing — what we need and what we can afford are still miles apart
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...
Aug 22, 2024
SOUND OFF: TRU provost says future of Respiratory Therapy program is bright
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...
Aug 20, 2024
COLLINS: ER patients — how many are really sick?
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...
Aug 18, 2024
COLLINS: Sometimes bureaucrats make decisions that puzzle us all
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...
Aug 15, 2024
COLLINS: Do we spend too much on spectacles like the Olympics?
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...
Aug 11, 2024
