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BEPPLE – Police words like ‘targeted’ are scant comfort when bullets are flying

May 12, 2021 // 2 Comments

IN RECENT WEEKS, there has been a rash of brazen killings in the Lower Mainland. Again and again, people are being gunned down and killed, often in very public places, in [Continue]

BEPPLE – Smaller lots, greater density should take priority over urban sprawl

May 5, 2021 // 2 Comments

STRONG SALES of housing in Kamloops continues, along with record housing prices. The latest year-to-date sales posted show year-to-date home sales in 2021 up 67.2 per cent [Continue]

BEPPLE – School district needs to re-examine its relationship with police

April 28, 2021 // 1 Comment

THIS WEEK, the Vancouver and New Westminster school boards both voted to end police liaison programs. Rather than being seen as a positive presence in schools, the school [Continue]

BEPPLE – City’s new climate action plan is imperfect but it’s a good start

April 21, 2021 // 2 Comments

THIS WEEK, the City of Kamloops took another step towards addressing the climate emergency that we face globally. The City’s Community Climate Action Plan was brought to [Continue]

BEPPLE – Even in times of sorrow, there’s joy to be found

April 14, 2021 // 1 Comment

THERE THEY ARE, a young couple beaming at the camera, with a somewhat more serious toddler sitting between them. Even after 85 years since the photograph was taken, the joy [Continue]

BEPPLE – Those who vandalized local CBC news vehicle are cowards

April 7, 2021 // 1 Comment

THIS PAST WEEKEND, Trump arrived in Kamloops, and it was an ugly scene. Using the words made famous by former U.S. president Donald Trump, one or more vandals spray painted [Continue]

BEPPLE – Auditor general for local governments needed more than ever

April 1, 2021 // 1 Comment

IF IT WASN’T for the news of new variants of COVID, the efficacy of vaccines, and the general threat of 20- to 39-year-olds to the health of us all taking up all the [Continue]

BEPPLE – Housing demand – City should pay people to subdivide their lots

March 24, 2021 // 5 Comments

THE KAMLOOPS REAL ESTATE MARKET is hot. Not a day goes by that I don’t I read about another house selling for $50,000 or more over asking. Or a homeowner receiving 10 [Continue]

BEPPLE – B.C. government needs to assure access to trails and lakes

March 17, 2021 // 4 Comments

THIS MONTH’S B.C. Supreme Court decision that the public cannot access some Merritt area public lakes that are accessed through private land has far reaching impacts [Continue]

BEPPLE – Time to consider opioid dispensing machines in Kamloops

March 10, 2021 // 1 Comment

YESTERDAY, at the Kamloops City Council meeting, Kamloops’ top cop said it’s time to think of having a safe supply of opioids for drug users. Kamloops RCMP Supt. Syd [Continue]

BEPPLE – Council’s supportive housing decision will have unintended effect

March 3, 2021 // 2 Comments

YESTERDAY, KAMLOOPS CITY COUNCIL wanted more order at the city’s supportive housing sites. And they decided that to get order, restrictions and requirements would be [Continue]

BEPPLE – Pink Shirt day and the challenges of dressing like a woman

February 24, 2021 // 1 Comment

TODAY IS PINK SHIRT DAY, or Anti-Bullying Day, in Canada. It is a day where every Canadian is encouraged to wear something pink as a stand against bullying. It started in [Continue]

BEPPLE – ‘Disorganized’ sports and rec groups need to be given a voice too

February 17, 2021 // 3 Comments

SOME DAYS I think we need a Disorganized Sport and Recreation Association to give voice for the rest of us. That’s what I thought this week when I heard that the Kamloops [Continue]

BEPPLE – Kamloops needs another, more central, long-term care home

February 10, 2021 // 7 Comments

IT MAY BE FORGOTTEN by many that in 2020 the B.C. provincial government announced an expansion of almost 500 more extended care beds across the province. Of these, 100 beds [Continue]