Category Archives: Column
SOUND OFF: Taking action for people
BRITISH COLUMBIA IS A BEAUTIFUL and amazing place to live, but together we have faced unbelievable challenges over the last few years, like global inflation, the pandemic, climate-related emergencies ...
May 22, 2024
SOUND OFF: Canada invests billions into AI job creation
AI JOB GROWTH IN BRITISH COLUMBIA and wider Canada increased by almost a third in 2023, which is some of the biggest growth experienced across all sectors. And now, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trud...
May 20, 2024
SOUND OFF: Gleaning Abundance Program adapting to climate change
WELCOME BACK to the Gleaning Abundance Program (GAP)! I'm thrilled to be the GAP coordinator for this season and invite you to participate in our local fruit and vegetable harvests. With the help of o...
May 20, 2024
COLLINS: Is it time to put an end to the Reid Hamer-Jackson debacle?
Every time I think it's time back off on the Reid Hamer-Jackson situation, something new comes up to bring it all back to the forefront.This week, council listened as Hamer-Jackson was delivering some...
May 19, 2024
SOUND OFF: NDP leaves communities to fend for themselves amidst open gang warfare
ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA, communities are facing an unprecedented crisis of gang violence that the NDP government seems unwilling to address. In Kamloops, we've witnessed a terrifying escalation. Five ...
May 16, 2024
COLLINS: You should be afraid as wildfire season starts
UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN AN OSTRICH with your head in the sand, you will be well aware that the wildfire season is already upon us. Several fires have sprung up in the Merritt and Lillooet areas, while furt...
May 16, 2024
SOUND OFF: Delivering relief to drivers
BRITISH COLUMBIA'S DRIVERS have reason to celebrate as they receive more benefits from the New Democrat government's overhaul of ICBC. Last week, David Eby announced a new rebate of $110 will soon be ...
May 15, 2024
COLLINS: Decriminalization experiment another NDP failed fiasco
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT this week approved the request by the B.C. NDP to recriminalize the use of drugs in public places. The failed BC experiment was doomed from the start. Federal Addictions Ministe...
May 12, 2024
SOUND OFF: NDP's wildfire response is abandoning communities
IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY YEAR, the wildfire season in British Columbia intensifies, devastating families and communities. This year, wildfires have started unusually early and are already burning across ma...
May 09, 2024
COLLINS: Public safety is the Number One issue
THE DRUG CRISIS IS BAD. Shortages of nurses, doctors and teachers are at critically dangerous levels. Affordable housing is on the minds of everyone. But without a doubt, public safety is the Number O...
May 09, 2024
