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BEPPLE – Kamloops is blessed to have such strong urban planning

May 22, 2019 // 1 Comment

I DROVE DOWN TRANQUILLE ROAD the other day from Overlanders Bridge to Fortune Drive. It felt as if I was in a whole new town. First, there was the vibrant green mixed use [Continue]

BEPPLE – Embassy in Israel not top of mind locally but it’s an important issue

May 15, 2019 // 1 Comment

LAST WEEK, federal Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer announced that, if elected, a Conservative government would move the Canadian embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to [Continue]

BEPPLE – Women’s hockey in Canada is in need of our support at all levels

May 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

NOW THAT THERE are no Canadian hockey teams in the Stanley Cup finals, it appears that hockey may not be the only sport around. The elimination of the Toronto Maple Leafs [Continue]

BEPPLE – New postage stamp reminds us of the need to protect diversity

May 1, 2019 // 3 Comments

LAST WEDNESDAY, April 24, I was part of a gathering of 200 in Burnaby for the unveiling of a Canada Post stamp commemorating the Vancouver Asahi baseball team. The Asahi [Continue]

BEPPLE – ‘Managing to Zero’ will drive Mountain Caribou herds to extinction

April 18, 2019 // 8 Comments

I FIRST HEARD the term “Managing to Zero” in 2017 at a presentation by the British Columbia Wildlife Federation (BCTF). The premise of the talk and the term, is that, in [Continue]

BEPPLE – Now is the time for stricter bylaws on open fires in rural areas

April 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

WHEN B.C. WILDFIRES start in March and go until at least October, is the term “Wildfire Season” even applicable anymore? In 2017, B.C. had its worst wildfire season on [Continue]

BEPPLE – Province needs to follow local examples on banning plastic bags

April 3, 2019 // 7 Comments

SOON KAMLOOPS will be plastic bag free, or so it appears based on this week’s motion from council to direct staff to come up with a framework to ban single-use plastic bags [Continue]

BEPPLE – Housing solutions illustrate the collective values of Kamloops

March 28, 2019 // 0 Comments

WHAT ARE THE VALUES of Kamloops? How do we see ourselves? Who do we want as our leaders? Those were questions we’ve grappled with this week. On Thursday, March 21, news [Continue]

BEPPLE – Build peace, stop asking people, ‘Where are you from?’

March 20, 2019 // 8 Comments

MY SISTER IS a buitenlander. My sister was born in Canada but for the last 25 years she has lived and worked in The Netherlands. It doesn’t matter that she is now a [Continue]

BEPPLE – Extending bus and library services is a part of reconciliation

March 13, 2019 // 4 Comments

WHEN I WAS a young girl, I lived in a small town surrounded by First Nations Indian Bands. Even so, I had almost no interactions with local First Nations people. Their [Continue]

BEPPLE – It’s sad so few women athletes are in Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame

March 6, 2019 // 2 Comments

THERE ARE SOME amazing individuals in Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame. From Kaye Kaminishi, to Mo Granger, from Bob Cowden to Dianne Barker, they exemplify not only what is [Continue]

BEPPLE – If City councillors add evening meetings, they should be paid more

February 27, 2019 // 3 Comments

CITY OF KAMLOOPS Coun. Dale Bass has found out that City council meets on Tuesdays during the day, and she wants to change it. Actually, she knew it all along, from her years [Continue]

BEPPLE – Those low property taxes are good unless we want a better city

February 13, 2019 // 3 Comments

IT’S EASY TO GET sucked into the promise of low taxes. And, I have to admit, last week I was sucked in too. On Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, the City of Kamloops staff and [Continue]

BEPPLE – Open house on secondary suites showed positive side of politics

February 6, 2019 // 2 Comments

SOMETIMES IT’S HARD not to become jaded and pessimistic about politics. After the last two years of watching President Trump lead the U.S. into more and more chaos, [Continue]