Category Archives: Column
BEING MAYOR, Chapter 3: ‘Let’s unlock the doors to City Hall’
KAMLOOPS - This is the third in a series on my experiences as the mayor of Kamloops from 1999 to 2005. I offer it for the interest of anyone who cares about civic politics and our community, and who m...
Aug 07, 2017
Is the end of summer coming, or the end of days?
KAMLOOPS - Is the end of summer on the horizon, or the end of days? It feels more like the latter. We've come to commonly apply the term "Apocalypse" to wildfire season. A sense of doom hangs in the a...
Aug 05, 2017
Raw nerves become exposed during times of great stress
KAMLOOPS - During times of crisis, it's natural for our sensitivities to be heightened. It wasn't surprising, then, to receive an angry response to a story yesterday about a Williams Lake evacuee bein...
Aug 04, 2017
How I learned to like the monarchy
KAMLOOPS - As a ten-year-old, I was eager to see Princess Elizabeth when she visited Edmonton in 1951; a year before she became Queen. My parents and I lined the street along with hundreds of other Ed...
Aug 03, 2017
Top 10 reasons why Todd Stone could succeed Christy Clark
KAMLOOPS - There are a lot of reasons Todd Stone has a shot at becoming the next leader of the BC Liberals and, therefore, a future premier. As of Friday, Christy Clark departs, and the pundits are to...
Aug 02, 2017
Think out of the box to diversity the economy
KAMLOOPS - Back around 2008, I was asked for my thoughts on the local economy and what new ideas I might have about diversifying our economy. Everyone else at the table was talking high tech and manuf...
Aug 01, 2017
Conservatives are not the next thing in B.C. politics
KAMLOOPS - Oh, gosh, when will the BC Conservatives give up and find something better to do? They can't find a leader and remain virtually and thankfully invisible on the province's political landscap...
Aug 01, 2017
Is this Todd's time?
KAMLOOPS - He was probably hoping he didn't have to make the decision quite this early. Todd Stone will decide soon whether or not he will seek the leadership of the B.C. Liberal Party. It's a tough d...
Jul 31, 2017
Being Mayor, Chapter 2: Damn the Torpedoes
KAMLOOPS - This is the second in a series on my experiences as the mayor of Kamloops from 1999 to 2005, first published in 2008. With a by-election for mayor and two council seats scheduled for Sept. ...
Jul 31, 2017
How elusive is social conscience? Depends on how we shape it up to be…
KAMLOOPS - What makes some people offer their homes to wildfire evacuees, donate money and goods, and even go and spend long nights snuggling terrified pets, while others do the exact opposite; steali...
Jul 31, 2017
