Category Archives: Column
Hard to prove cause of wildfires
KAMLOOPS - The number of fires caused by discarded cigarettes is escalating, and there is no question that no matter how wildfires are started, except those caused by Mother Nature of course, the guil...
Jul 29, 2017
If only we were this kind to animals all the time
KAMLOOPS - One of the most popular places to volunteer during this wildfire summer is - any place with animals. Some days, the agencies that look after evacuated pets have more offers of help than the...
Jul 29, 2017
Why can't we accept a compliment for our prime minister?
KAMLOOPS - “Justin Trudeau is trying to Make Canada Great Again. He is using, let us say, different methods.” - Rolling Stone magazine Justin Trudeau appears on our cover. Is Canada’...
Jul 28, 2017
Nine billion reasons to use cloth shopping bags
KAMLOOPS - While I was contemplating Wednesday's editorial on plastic bags, I happened to pick up a copy of the National Post and looked at the World page. (Yes, an actual copy on newsprint, not onlin...
Jul 27, 2017
Populism has lost its meaning
KAMLOOPS - Use of the word populism has become more popular says Sylvia Stead, public editor of the Globe and Mail: "There has certainly been a surge in references to 'populist' and 'populism' in The ...
Jul 27, 2017
The horror of having to separate our recycling
KAMLOOPS - Imagine, if you will, a household recycling bin. We all have them, right? We take a pop can and toss it into the bin, because we can return them and get some money back. Now, imagine a seco...
Jul 26, 2017
Is the Chamber of Commerce still relevant?
KAMLOOPS - Last week at City Council, the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce was a topic of conversation and concern. In a letter to the City, the Chamber, on behalf of all their members, was claiming the A...
Jul 25, 2017
BEING MAYOR – Life at City Hall, Chapter 1
KAMLOOPS - In 2008, I began writing a series of articles on my experiences as the Mayor of Kamloops from 1999 to 2005. With a by-election for mayor and two council seats coming up Sept. 30, I thought ...
Jul 25, 2017
Pet bears are not cuddly
KAMLOOPS - It seems so sweet on the surface that residents of Barnhartvale have their own pet bear. He even has a name. Residents have taken to calling him Harold. It sounds so cute, having this bear ...
Jul 25, 2017
Let Pride fly the rainbow flag at City Hall on parade day
KAMLOOPS - There's a difference between setting a precedent and making a one-time exception. And for just about every rule, there's at least one exception. One of the City's rules is that flying other...
Jul 24, 2017
