Category Archives: Column
The multi-tent government of BC
KAMLOOPS - Big-tent parties are standard in politics, but in government, they rule from a small room. Getting as many voters into your tent ensures a win in the first-past-the-post system. Once electe...
Dec 21, 2017
We’re killing ourselves with Christmas, and media are to blame
KAMLOOPS - If I have to listen to one more Christmas song, or watch one more made-for-TV Christmas movie, it'll be one too many. I understand the commercialization of Christmas, and I'm OK with it - e...
Dec 21, 2017
The grizzly bear hunt was wrong, the ban is right
KAMLOOPS - Well, there's been quite the uproar from a vocal minority over the B.C. government's decision to ban the hunting of grizzly bears. Even though other hunting isn't affected, you'd think thos...
Dec 20, 2017
Homeless promotion more than a photo op
KAMLOOPS - I know there will be some who, in their ignorance, will suggest that last Friday's efforts to raise awareness for youth homelessness was nothing more than a photo op for Kamloops Councillor...
Dec 20, 2017
'Twas the night before Christmas... in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - With my apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, I give you my Kamloops version of his poem, The Night Before Christmas. And what better way to take you to Christmas Eve in Kamloops then to begin...
Dec 19, 2017
Live, in-the-flesh politicians still beat modern technology
KAMLOOPS - Modern technology is a wonderful thing but I think sometimes we're anxious to use it just because it's there. Coun. Arjun Singh raised the idea this past week of allowing council members to...
Dec 19, 2017
Marg Spina: always ready with a smile, always ready to help
KAMLOOPS - One week short of a year ago, on Christmas eve, Kamloops City councilor Marg Spina broke the news on her Facebook page that she was taking an indefinite leave of absence to receive treatmen...
Dec 18, 2017
The simplicity files: Christmas is better with books
KAMLOOPS - Following a friend's recommendation and because Thursday evening was a commitment-free day for the entire family, we went to see one of the movies at the Paramount theatre, 'The man who inv...
Dec 18, 2017
Reflections on Ajax: there must be a better way
KAMLOOPS – Word that a decision on Ajax was imminent came as a surprise Thursday afternoon. Most everybody had thought B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman and Mines Minister Michelle Mungall...
Dec 16, 2017
Reflections on Ajax: there must be a better way
KAMLOOPS – Word that a decision on Ajax was imminent came as a surprise Thursday afternoon. Most everybody had thought B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman and Mines Minister Michelle Mungall...
Dec 16, 2017
