Category Archives: Column

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 ...

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, ...

KAMLOOPS - Last year, when Fort McMurray was on fire, I said there was no more divisive city in Canada. There hasn’t been for decades now. As the capital of the oil sands, Fort McMurray is where...

Where's the Martin Mars? That's a question that's been all over social media during the past week since the big outbreak of wildfires that resulted in a provincial state of emergency being declared. I...

If an RCMP officer knocked on your door and told you to evacuate your home due to an approaching wildfire, what would you do? Most of us would get out as fast as we could. But, as it turns out, an eva...

KAMLOOPS - The male ego is attached to being the chief breadwinner. It's a fictitious remnant of the caveman's role as hunter and provider. The stereotype was perpetuated when men returned from World ...

KAMLOOPS - Right about now, frustration and impatience should be setting in among some of the unfortunate people who have been displaced from their homes by the wildfires. Tempers will grow short as e...

KAMLOOPS - One of the expected consequences of writing a political opinion piece is the inevitable name calling. Matter of fact, if I don't get a comment or two or an email calling me an idiot or a mo...

KAMLOOPS - One can't fully appreciate the enormity of the job involved in looking after wildfire evacuees until you drill down to the small things. As we go about our everyday routines, we take for gr...

KAMLOOPS - I often wonder why it takes tragedy to bring out the best (and sometimes the worst) in people. I am constantly heartened by the way people come together in times of adversity and work with ...