Category Archives: Column
COLLINS: If the right one don't get you, then the left one will
LAST NIGHT, I was thinking about the disastrous combination of flash floods and wildfires when the words from the popular song "Sixteen Tons" came into my head. The song was first released back in 194...
Jul 04, 2024
COLLINS: The U.S. Is facing what might be its biggest challenge ever.
WHAT DO YOU DO DO in the world's most powerful country when you haven't much faith in either of the candidates running? That's the huge challenge the United States is facing. And it certainly was evid...
Jun 30, 2024
COLLINS: Police need to look at changing tactics
THERE WAS A TIME when police officers had a serious deterring effect on crime. The public respected them but at the same time were a bit intimidated. It was a good balance. Now, as crime has increased...
Jun 27, 2024
COLLINS: Gird your loins — the construction mayhem continues
EVERY SPRING, summer and fall, construction crews take to the streets to create traffic mayhem. Why do we have to do this in summer, when it screws up traffic, hurts businesses in the area, and gives ...
Jun 23, 2024
COLLINS: Cancer clinic — fact or fiction?
I SO WANT TO BELIEVE Health Minister Adrian Dix that this week's announcement on the Kamloops cancer clinic means we're a step closer to seeing the $389-million project become reality. But I won't bel...
Jun 20, 2024
SOUND OFF: Come for the market goodies, stay for the sense of belonging
IT'S SATURDAY, which means that it's farmers' market day. (There is a Wednesday market day, too, by the way.) In our family, we shape our weekend activities around this weekly event, unless we are out...
Jun 18, 2024
COLLINS: Read the fine print before buying travel insurance
IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO TRAVEL just about anywhere, travel insurance is a necessity. Even if you're just going to another province, you could find yourself facing bills for some expenses. If you go to t...
Jun 16, 2024
COLLINS: Why developers get frustrated with government
DEVELOPERS ARE SOMETIMES their own worst enemies. Most are trustworthy, honorable people who are proud of what they do. Others try to cut every corner they can and wind up making a slipshod product th...
Jun 13, 2024
COLLINS: Mayor's downfall is his seeming inability to lead
NOW THAT MAYOR REID HAMER-JACKSON has become a mayor in name only, many are speculating on the reasons he has fallen from favour after only a year-and-a-half on the job. My personal belief is that Rei...
Jun 09, 2024
SOUND OFF: Seven years of NDP and housing keeps getting worse
AFTER SEVEN YEARS UNDER THE NDP, British Columbians face an escalating housing crisis. Despite a series of big and shiny promises made since 2017, the policies implemented by David Eby's NDP governmen...
Jun 06, 2024
