Category Archives: Column
People die as Ottawa sits on its hands
KAMLOOPS - Well, maybe it's not quite as bad as that, but it's pretty close. I cannot believe that we are not moving more quickly in dealing with the incidence of drug overdoses and deaths, particular...
Nov 29, 2016
High-tech, resources, tourism can coexist in a truly diverse local economy
KAMLOOPS - I'm a curious kind of guy and have noticed that whenever we talk about diversifying our local economy, the conversation quickly goes off track as people respond with something along the lin...
Nov 29, 2016
Saving bees one ban proposal at a time
KAMLOOPS - Down the street from where we live on the way to the trails there is a sign that says 'Honey for sale'. I like that. We always buy local honey. We use beeswax candles only and I use propoli...
Nov 28, 2016
Peeling the onion on indigenous children
KAMLOOPS - I used to have difficulty with the term "peeling the onion". Maybe because my eyes tear up when I think about it. But it's a very apropos saying when it comes to issues that have so many la...
Nov 27, 2016
Mayor Foghorn would be anything but boring
KAMLOOPS - It's enough to tickle the fancy of any political junky, the prospect of Kevin Krueger directing traffic in City Hall, sitting up there in the mayor's chair presiding over council meetings. ...
Nov 26, 2016
NDP suffer identity crisis in BC and in Ottawa
KAMLOOPS - The federal NDP may finally have a leadership candidate – maybe? Ontario MP Charlie Angus has stepped aside from his caucus critic roles to contemplate a run at leadership. Peter Juli...
Nov 25, 2016
Bad law stifles freedom of the press
KAMLOOPS - They should have called it the Suppression of Freedom of the Press Act. Instead, the Harper Government called it the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act. It was supposed to prevent c...
Nov 24, 2016
‘Five conditions’ rejected but at least council had an Ajax debate
KAMLOOPS - I've never heard so many excuses for not taking a stand on something as came out of the mouths of several Kamloops City councillors Tuesday afternoon. But on the bright side, they finally h...
Nov 23, 2016
Mayor should be more transparent on Ajax agreement
Editor’s Note: Mayor Peter Milobar took exception to this column, and commented during the Nov. 22 council meeting. KAMLOOPS - Am I the only one in Kamloops annoyed that city council's Ajax nego...
Nov 22, 2016
The Milobar Factor
The title of this column looks almost like the title of a book. But there's no question we now have "The Milobar Factor" in play as we lead up to next May's provincial election. The Mayor is going to ...
Nov 22, 2016
