Category Archives: Column

KAMLOOPS - For the last decade or more, Kamloops has prided itself on having a cohesive city council; one whose members learn the principles of good municipal leadership, and work together to that end...

KAMLOOPS - It seems for every solitary snowflake that has fallen in Kamloops this winter, there has been a corresponding complaint about the City of Kamloops snow clearing operations. The prevalent th...

So this is Christmas. Or at least, one week from today is Christmas. And in another week, a new year. And while far fewer people seem to celebrate the inspiration of this holiday, to most it still emb...

This week’s decision by Kamloops council to close a stretch of the Rivers Trail near the Yellowhead Bridge was at the same time wise and a little sad. Certainly, it’s easy to understand wh...

As we near the end of another year, you will be bombarded by a series of lists encapsulating what it was to live in this world in the year of our lord 2015. You may get sick of seeing lists, but hopef...

It’s official. Now, when you give people the ol’ stink eye for smoking near you in a Kamloops park, you have the entire legislative weight of the City of Kamloops behind you. Council has p...

The time for analyzing what happened to lead to last weekend’s result in the performing arts centre referendum has come and gone. But we can still learn something very important if we take a loo...

When I was 16 years old, I spent $55 on a ticket to see U2 at Winnipeg Stadium. U2 was my favourite band at the time, and $55 was a lot to spend on a stadium show – far more than I had ever spen...

You may have noticed it over the past few months. We certainly have. The increase in the number of missing people – especially teenagers – being reported in the city of Kamloops. To the re...

For progressives, Monday had a very familiar feel to it. An election victory signaled the end of a lengthy time of either inept or contemptuous conservative rule, depending on who you ask. The outgoin...