Category Archives: Column
Horror in residential schools needs resolution
KAMLOOPS - I read with interest yesterday the raising of a Reconciliation totem pole at UBC, a lasting reminder of a horrible time in our history, the time of the Residential School system that was a ...
Apr 03, 2017
It’s time we decriminalize political discourse
KAMLOOPS - If I had a dollar for every time I was part of a conversation that had people purposefully steer away from subjects such as politics... well, you get the idea. It'd be a good chunk of money...
Apr 03, 2017
Trivia abounds about Kamloops' connection to Hollywood
KAMLOOPS - Harrison Ford, in his own words, is a "schmuck." He's been in the news lately, for the wrong reason - getting in a scrape with one of his airplanes as he came close to an airliner while he ...
Apr 01, 2017
Limiting campaign signage is right on the mark
KAMLOOPS - With a bylaw that will take effect for the upcoming provincial election, the City of Quesnel is setting an example for everywhere in this province, including Kamloops. Quesnel is limiting t...
Mar 31, 2017
Local candidates can’t avoid two key election issues
KAMLOOPS - A lot of things are coming together at once to shape the provincial election in the Kamloops-South Thompson and Kamloops-North Thompson ridings. I harken back to a Feb. 17 editorial in whic...
Mar 31, 2017
If Mexicans are offended by ‘Mexican standoff,’ we shouldn’t use it
KAMLOOPS - One has to be careful with the use of words, but how careful? An RCMP report on Wednesday told of a routine traffic stop on Halston Avenue. While the officer was talking to the people in th...
Mar 30, 2017
Stem cell centre coming to Kamloops?
KAMLOOPS - My curiosity was sparked when I read that a stem cell centre was opening in Kamloops (Kamloops This Week, March 21, 2017). So I went to the location of the centre at 470 Columbia St only to...
Mar 30, 2017
Might be time to put up a parking lot on old KDN site
KAMLOOPS - Any time you drive downtown along Seymour Street you'll pass a big, empty, very sad brick building on the corner of Fourth Avenue. It has a habit of sitting empty between engagements. Once,...
Mar 29, 2017
Should the mayor resign, or take a leave? It’s not complicated
KAMLOOPS - Here's a way to settle the question of what Mayor Peter Milobar should do if he's elected as an MLA on May 9. The question is whether he should resign immediately - which would force a cost...
Mar 28, 2017
Can anyone tell me what the parties stand for?
KAMLOOPS - I've said before I hate attack ads. The Teachers started one last week blasting the Liberals for years of what they say are longstanding cuts to B.C.'s education system. Others are blasting...
Mar 28, 2017
