Category Archives: Column

AS 2023 COMES TO A CLOSE, I hope you all had the opportunity to spend time with friends and loved ones and take part in the festivities. However, I also want to recognize those for whom this season is...

THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT has some 'splainin' to do to the people of Kamloops.Without saying why, other than the old "going in a different direction" excuse, the Province has kicked Peter Fassbender o...

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE TIME when Christmas meant appreciating what you have and being happy with whatever you were given?Parents often seem to be so concerned about heaping the mound of gifts under ...

FROOTLOOPS COUNCIL reluctantly gathers for its annual general Christmas meeting. Councillors aren't sure what to expect as Mayor Jack Hammer takes his chair, flips on his tape recorder and pulls out h...

THE HOLIDAY SEASON is a tough time of year for a lot of people.We call it the most wonderful time of the year, but it presents a lot of extra expenses and extra stress, too.If you don't get the right ...

...AND YOU THINK MY ANSWER is world peace. I wish.But I would be really happy if we made a little headway in improving our healthcare system. We ran a guest column last week from MLA Murray Rankin, te...

PEOPLE STILL WAITING FOR AFFORDABILITY IN 2024AS WE ENTER THE HOLIDAY SEASON and the end of the year approaches, it's natural to begin reflecting on the year that has passed. While 2023 was full of bo...

EYEBROWS WERE RAISED when City Hall announced the abbreviated holiday garbage pickup schedule, but Kamloopsians will manage.What if everybody took Christmas and Boxing Day off, though? What if you had...

IT SEEMS A CONTRADICTION that MP Frank Caputo tweeted a photo of himself and some local politicians and others at the Holiday Train the other night shortly after voting against a bill aimed at creatin...

RETAIL WORKERS have a tough job this time of year. Any time of year, actually, but things get especially hectic during the Christmas season.The busier things get, the more likely they are to get guff ...