The world will not end, at least not this week

SUNDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — There were several signs this week that the world as we know it will not end, at least not immediately.

The pilot project for allowing food trucks to operate downtown was launched after many months of anxious public debate. Two food trucks served good food and refreshing drinks and the downtown core didn’t come apart at the seams.

A couple of hundred seniors gathered for a very successful symposium hosted by OnCore Central Services. They listened and talked about important things. It seems seniors are not a drain on society, after all.

A Grade 4 class at St. Ann’s Academy won a contest called the Climate Change Showdown sponsored by the Kamloops Chapter of the B.C. Sustainable Energy Association. They learned a lot about climate change, had their picture taken with City councillors on the front steps of City Hall, and are planning a pizza party to celebrate. How great is that?

Teams from Highland Valley Copper and New Gold were among the winners in the 59th annual Mine Rescue and First Aid Competition in Smithers. Good for them.

Kamloops now has an up-and-running non-profit society, the Interior CarShare Co-operative, dedicated to establishing a car share program. We care about the environment after all.

The convocation was held for TRU’s first graduating class from the school of law. Having your own law school in your community is a pretty neat thing.

Health Minister Terry Lake gave a long speech to a chamber of commerce luncheon about the state of the health care system. He used way too many complicated slides but proved that politicians can speak intelligently and provide useful information without descending into partisan bafflegab if they try. Thank you, Mr. Minister.

Let’s hope the coming week is just as good.