Category Archives: Column
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
Who would you side with, the coyotes or the eagle?
KAMLOOPS - One of nature's dramas unfolded at our house last weekend. We woke up to discover that during the night the coyotes had brought down a deer on the frozen river outside our back door. From t...
Jan 21, 2017
Could Canada be ripe for Trump-style division?
KAMLOOPS - I am fully willing to admit when I screwed up, and here is a pretty obvious example. I had no inkling that Donald Trump could win the presidency. I was fully confident that a candidate who ...
Jan 20, 2017
Is it a coincidence, Mr. Trump, that it's raining today
KAMLOOPS - Was it any coincidence that it started raining as Donald Trump was sworn into office as the 45th president of the United States today? The rain beaded on the shoulders of his trademark over...
Jan 20, 2017
A correction on LNG tax column, but questions remain
KAMLOOPS - In this week's column (January 17, 2017), I mistakenly described BC Hydro's eDrive rate as being dissimilar from their Industrial rate. In fact, Jennifer Siddon, Associate Vice President, C...
Jan 20, 2017
Kevin O'Leary will be an exciting leadership candidate, but...
KAMLOOPS - Can Kevin O'Leary save the Conservative party, vanquish Justin Trudeau and make Canada great again? The controversial multi-millionaire and reality TV star officially entered the race for l...
Jan 19, 2017
Canada is a young country — or I'm old
KAMLOOPS - Canada is 150 years old this year. Since I'm one-half that age, Canada must be a young country. Or I'm old. It must be the former. We had humble beginnings, Canada and I. I was born in Jasp...
Jan 19, 2017
Public deserves one more kick at the Ajax can
KAMLOOPS - You need a compass, a calculator and a good road map to figure out where the Ajax environmental review is going, and when it's going to get there.... And Kamloops City council needs to figu...
Jan 18, 2017
