Category Archives: Column
Why machine politics wins election campaigns
KAMLOOPS - The by-election for mayor got more interesting Friday, but the outcome more predictable. Dr. Cindy Ross Friedman, one of the declared mayoralty candidates, sent around a media release late ...
Jul 22, 2017
Wildfires part of the rent we pay for living in paradise
KAMLOOPS - When I was young, growing up on the prairies, BC was a mythical place. The rugged mountains and pristine lakes were the stuff of postcards and TV fishing shows, not real life. Then, my fami...
Jul 21, 2017
Continental divide with U.S. widens
KAMLOOPS - We used to think we were becoming more like our American cousins. In 2002 58 per cent of Canadians thought we were; now it's only 27 per cent. There's more to the shift than the election of...
Jul 20, 2017
Premier Horgan off to a good start on his first day
KAMLOOPS - Considering all the doomsday prophecies and predictions of instant failure for the NDP-Green alliance, Premier John Horgan got off to a good start yesterday. His cabinet is roughly the same...
Jul 19, 2017
Calm on the surface, paddling like hell underneath
KAMLOOPS - You know the old saying about the ducks appearing calm on the surface, but paddling like hell underneath? That's pretty much the way things are going in British Columbia right now, except t...
Jul 18, 2017
Enough with the tired platitudes from council candidates
KAMLOOPS - The city's by-election is two and a half months away and I've got my fingers crossed that we won't again be given Winnie The Pooh's, Eeyore version of municipal politics. By that I mean the...
Jul 18, 2017
Five plus one oppose Ajax – council’s position now crystal clear
KAMLOOPS - There's now no question that the City of Kamloops is officially opposed to Ajax. Had the vote been held three weeks ago, it would have been 6-1 against the mine. As it was, today's vote was...
Jul 17, 2017
A humble proposal to reword council’s letter on Ajax
KAMLOOPS - Here's what the letter from Kamloops City council on Ajax SHOULD say: July 17, 2017 Tracy James, Project Assessment Manager, BC Environmental Assessment Office Kevin Inouye, Project Manager...
Jul 17, 2017
The time for trade offs should be behind us
It's a smoky morning in Kamloops and about to get smokier still, judging by the large plume riding down the North Thompson. I took the dog out for a walk but we're both slowing down our usual pace on ...
Jul 17, 2017
Council should just say no to Ajax, period
Kamloops City council has a big decision to make Monday, and it's not as cut and dried as it seems. True, the council will vote no on Ajax, because at least four out of the six members - Denis Walsh, ...
Jul 15, 2017
