Category Archives: Column
‘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...
Kayla Derkach 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...
Kayla Derkach 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 ...
Kayla Derkach Nov 22, 2016
Social conscience should be on this year’s Christmas holiday wish list
KAMLOOPS - Exactly four days ago my family and I moved from one area of Kamloops to another. Before packing up the house we selected the items we no longer use but are still in good condition and we t...
Kayla Derkach Nov 21, 2016
The fine line - progress versus preservation
I have always considered myself to be an environmentalist. I know that some who have followed me for 40 years of One Man's Opinion might not get that, but I am. Although I was born in Vancouver, I gre...
Kayla Derkach Nov 20, 2016

Let’s cut Peter Milobar some slack on the Ajax file
Let's cut Peter Milobar some slack, shall we? He's been getting a lot of flak over his decision to run for the Kamloops-North Thompson BC Liberal nomination while he continues to sit as mayor. He gets...
Kayla Derkach Nov 19, 2016
Post-presidential election, some new outlets for online rage
KAMLOOPS - We’ve settled in now, haven’t we? We’ve all come to grips that Donald Trump is the next President of the United States? We’ve accepted that, for about 50 million Ame...
Kayla Derkach Nov 18, 2016
Supreme Court backs B.C. teachers
The government of B.C. has lost its battle with teachers and education will improve as a result. Education spending in B.C. is now the second lowest per student in Canada. It was an irrational battle....
Kayla Derkach Nov 17, 2016
Elections just won't be the same without polls
There's an old joke that 82.6 percent of statistics are made up on the spot. Toss that one out at a dinner party or a coffee klatch and see how many get it. Truth is, stats have power. Talk about whet...
Kayla Derkach Nov 16, 2016
An Inconvenient Truth
The American election is done; the votes counted, the outcome a fait de complete and the first serious Canadian casualty may be Kamloops. In particular, as America begins building walls and retreating...
Kayla Derkach Nov 15, 2016

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