Category Archives: Column
Triaging the waiting list: maybe there’s hope after all
KAMLOOPS - Got a call from HealthLink B.C. The message said to phone them back, so I did. A pleasant woman there explained that they are fleshing out their information on people who are on the waiting...
Jan 28, 2017
Pornographic or not, there’s lots to argue about with art
KAMLOOPS - For something that's supposed to enrich our lives, art can sure be a divisive thing. Call something art, and someone will disagree. Call something pornographic art, and someone will leap to...
Jan 27, 2017
Even if unsettling, KAG exhibit meets the definition of art
KAMLOOPS - The Armchair Mayor says the ‘Becoming Animal/Becoming Landscape’ exhibit currently on display at the Kamloops Art Gallery amounts to little more than porn, not art. He also dism...
Jan 26, 2017
Pipelines are good politics, bad economics
KAMLOOPS - New pipelines get politicians elected. However, they will remain empty; much like election promises that remain unfulfilled. There are environmental reasons not to build new pipelines but t...
Jan 26, 2017
Call it art if you like, but it's still porn
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Art Gallery has always liked to challenge us on the question of what’s art, and what’s not. Among my favourite exhibits in this vein have been the one that featured...
Jan 25, 2017
Raising the legal age for smoking not so crazy after all
KAMLOOPS - Raising the age for legal smoking from 19 to 21 isn't as crazy and pointless as it sounds. Health Minister Terry Lake has floated the idea, saying the longer people are legally not supposed...
Jan 24, 2017
How about a beer with your shave?
KAMLOOPS - While it may be a noble gesture to try to cut red tape and react to the desires of society, sometimes you have to wonder why we do some of the things we do. As of yesterday, under new regul...
Jan 24, 2017
Should BC start selling its fresh water?
KAMLOOPS - With all this post-Trump inauguration talk of NAFTA and America's return to a 1930's style of isolationism, I'm wondering if we are missing something. Something, if you will pardon the pun,...
Jan 24, 2017
Of dogs and poop — a necessary discussion
KAMLOOPS - There is no better way to start the day than by stepping outside for a brisk walk. In my case, that involves the dog, too. Our destination on most mornings is Peterson Creek. For weeks now ...
Jan 23, 2017
Is a two-week spring break really necessary?
KAMLOOPS - And in my humble opinion, the answer is unequivocally "no". As much as I support teachers, and have agreed with their fight to regain the ability to negotiate class size and composition, an...
Jan 22, 2017
