Category Archives: Column
SOUND OFF: Province needs to take responsibility for fallout of drug use
I READ THE ARTICLE about the high crime rate in Kamloops and then the rebuttal by RCMP Officer in Charge Jeff Pelley.As stated in the article, the crimes that are rising in Kamloops are break and ente...
Jul 31, 2024
COLLINS: Some titles are nice, some not so nice
WHEN WE PUT ON THE CANADA SUMMER GAMES in 1993, the excitement was palpable. There weren't many people who didn't have a sense of pride in what we were able to do. The concept of us being the Tourname...
Jul 30, 2024
COLLINS: The real work begins now for Build Kamloops
THE CITY HAS ALREADY APPROVED the use of the alternative approval process (AAP) in the ballot on the Build Kamloops project. The $275-million project would see the construction of a new performing art...
Jul 28, 2024
COLLINS: Women are still playing second fiddle to men
WHILE IT IS EXCITING that women have - or likely will have - taken on the nominations for president two of the last three U.S. elections, women are still facing an uphill struggle to gain equality wit...
Jul 25, 2024
COLLINS: Under less-than-ideal conditions, Kamloops council is getting things done
IF YOU PAY ATTENTION only to the controversial stories, you might not know that Kamloops is doing very well on many fronts. With the infighting between the mayor and just about everyone else, you coul...
Jul 21, 2024
COLLINS: Batten down the hatches — it's election time
IF ALL OF THE RECENT SPENDING announcements by the NDP government of David Eby haven't put you in election mode, look to Ottawa, where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been challenged by some of his ...
Jul 18, 2024
COLLINS: Build Kamloops project will need a lot of support to pass
THERE SEEMS TO BE A GOOD BROAD BASE of support for the new Build Kamloops project, which will go to the public in the next short while. The fact is that there is a strong need for these projects. In f...
Jul 14, 2024
SOUND OFF: Belonging — one potluck at a time
FOR AN IMMIGRANT arriving in a new country, meeting new people can be an exciting and daunting experience, as it was for me. When I arrived in Tkemlps in September of 2022, the air was cool. Beautiful...
Jul 13, 2024
COLLINS: Where does the power come from?
THERE IS NO WAY WE ARE getting rid of fossil fuels anytime soon - although environmentalists put up protest flags, Indigenous groups want their pieces of the pie and concerns about environmental damag...
Jul 11, 2024
COLLINS: October election campaign is getting fired up
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE OCTOBER PROVINCIAL ELECTION campaign for some time now, and it seems a bit strange that the election is only three-and-a-half months away. This election is critical. The v...
Jul 07, 2024
