Category Archives: Column
We don't know what 'vibrant' means, but we know we want it
KAMLOOPS - As Value Village confirms its impending move away from Seymour Street and into Sahali Mall, the debate around the downtown has been reignited. The debate flares up from time to time, though...
Mar 03, 2017
‘Slow’ snow removal nothing that higher taxes can’t fix
KAMLOOPS - Would you have paid more for faster snow removal this past winter? Would you pay more next winter? These are questions taxpayers need to ask themselves every time they complain about city s...
Mar 02, 2017
Trump tweets while Afghanistan burns
KAMLOOPS - President Trump seems only dimly aware of the turmoil in Afghanistan. Or maybe he has foreign policy related on the country and is simply unable to articulate it in 140 characters. Most lik...
Mar 02, 2017
Where were critics of the downtown core last night?
KAMLOOPS - I went to the annual general meeting of the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association last night. I didn't see Coun. Denis Walsh there. Or Nelly Dever. I mention this because they'r...
Mar 01, 2017
Immigrants shouldn't be profiled
KAMLOOPS - I was doing my usual early morning surfing of the Internet this morning when I came across the latest video from Conservative leadership candidate Kelly Leitch. It's about a disturbing (at ...
Feb 28, 2017
To use or not to use, and if yes, how?
A while ago I was involved, together with a group of people, in putting together an exhibit focused on sustainability. It's still on display in the open gallery at the Kamloops Art Gallery downtown. A...
Feb 27, 2017
Age and resources change your perspective
KAMLOOPS - It's funny how your circumstances change your perspective on things. In reality, I guess it's not surprising. You look at things differently depending on the environment around you. When I ...
Feb 26, 2017
Three things I want, and might not have, when I get old
KAMLOOPS - When I get old, I'd like certain things: a bath or shower every day, all my faculties, and a comfortable bed in my own home. The first is non-negotiable. The second is beyond my control. As...
Feb 25, 2017
City services aren't bad, but they shouldn't go backward
KAMLOOPS - We’re not special, Kamloops. Well, of course we are, but not when it comes to the constant cacophony of complaints about day-to-day maladies coming from the mouths of residents of the...
Feb 24, 2017
Unmasking Uber and Facebook
KAMLOOPS - Let's stop pretending that Uber is just along for the ride in the gig economy and that Facebook is just a technology company. At first glance, the gig economy seems great: a way for individ...
Feb 23, 2017
