Category Archives: Column
Summer fun need not be offensive or deadly
KAMLOOPS - The news that two personal water crafts collided did not surprise me. I was happy to know that both parties got away with minor injuries, but truth is, the river 'highway' is seeing some cr...
May 21, 2018
The day Harry’s parents paid a visit to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Big day Saturday, royal wedding and all. This day was all about Harry and Meghan. Seems like only yesterday it was all about Charles and Diana. Chuck and Di. Back when Harry was just ...
May 21, 2018
We've spent eons trying to harness fire, but we still can't control it
EVER SINCE humanity learned to harness the power of combustion, we have found it very useful. Fire gave us heat and light, allowing us to exist comfortably in the night time and in colder climates. We...
May 18, 2018
Anonymity is not enough in apps
YOU CAN SET YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS on apps so that personal data is not shared. But even anonymous data can threaten security. Take the case of the fitness tracking app Strava. Their website tracks exe...
May 17, 2018
Adding clarity to property tax bills is never a bad thing
EVER GET YOUR ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX BILL and wonder what it says? Some tax bills contain almost nothing in the way of a breakdown of where our money is going; others are full of jargon and line items ab...
May 17, 2018
City’s deal with Blazers on arena is good all ‘round
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers haven't been a very good hockey team for quite awhile but there's no question they've been great community boosters and have provided the city with a lot of entertainme...
May 16, 2018
Milobar’s brown-bag bill deserves short shrift
NOTHING REPRESENTS THE ENTITLEMENT of politicians more clearly and simply than a free lunch. Taxpayers picture their elected representatives living the life of Riley, dining and wining on the public's...
May 15, 2018
The way we prepare for fires and floods must change
KAMLOOPS - The report on the review of last year's floods and wildfires has been released, right in the middle of a brand new flood season and on the brink of a new wildfire season that might rival 20...
May 14, 2018
Taking care of the park so many of us love is worth it
KAMLOOPS - Last Wednesday, rain made Peterson Creek burst with the freshest green I've seen in a long time. At just past 8am, there were no other people. Just rain-bejewelled leaves, tiny buds coaxed ...
May 14, 2018
The precipice of parenthood
SOME DAYS I'm a pretty good parent. But most days I am so far from being "Mom of the Year" that I can't even see the podium from where I'm hiding in my pantry, stress-eating a bag of chips. Parenting ...
May 13, 2018
