BEPPLE – Shouldn’t homeless people have a place to sit, too?
THERE ARE THINGS we do because of bylaws, and then there are things we do just because they are the right thing to do. We have bylaws for dog licenses, noise, and unsightly [Continue]
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BEPPLE – Our kids will be in good hands as they return to school during COVID
I REMEMBER one of my very first days of kindergarten as if it were yesterday. There I was, a tiny five-year-old, walking up the steps of the school. But before I could [Continue]
BEPPLE – We need some new statues to commemorate what’s been left unsaid
LAST WEEKEND’S TOPPLING of the Prime Minister John A. Macdonald statue in Montreal caused controversy across the country. There are those who decry the act as [Continue]
BEPPLE – City zoning needs more flexibility for smaller households
ANYONE INTERESTED in housing in Kamloops should consider reading the City of Kamloops’ Housing Needs Assessment report adopted by Kamloops City council at this week’s [Continue]
BEPPLE – The importance of having a woman’s voice at the financial table
WITH THE DEPARTURE of Bill Morneau this week as Minister of Finance under a cloud of WE controversy, another glass ceiling in politics was broken in Canada. Chrystia [Continue]
BEPPLE – City’s annual report long on sunny ways, short on tackling issues
SUNNY WAYS. Collins Dictionary defines it as “an upbeat and conciliatory political approach”. That just about sums up the City of Kamloops 2019 annual report that came [Continue]
BEPPLE – New name for B.C. Day would be another step toward reconciliation
EDITOR’S NOTE: Nancy Bepple is taking a well-deserved break this week. In place of her regular column we present an encore column originally published Aug. 7, 2019. IN [Continue]
BEPPLE – Kids are mastering important life skills during the pandemic
THE KIDS IN OUR LIVES have been doing an amazing job dealing with COVID. It’s time we gave them some recognition for a job well done. The thing is, COVID isn’t going away [Continue]
BEPPLE – Is it too much to ask for clean washrooms at B.C.’s rest stops?
IT MIGHT BE called the throne, but it’s definitely not a palace. When it comes to B.C. government rest stop washrooms, there’s sometimes a bit to be desired. Outside of [Continue]
BEPPLE – Why there’s hope for rapid changes to ingrained racism
IT WILL TAKE DECADES to change the ingrained racism embedded in our society. That’s what a well-informed, well-connected senior statesman of the community told me the [Continue]
BEPPLE – Canada is a country that’s willing to evolve
HAPPY CANADA DAY! Happy 153 year birthday! For who we are, and what we will become. One of Canada’s greatest strengths is its ability to change. The Canadian flag is a [Continue]
BEPPLE – Death by a thousand cuts is still death for Kamloops grasslands
DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS is still death. This week, City council approved a public hearing to amend land use of a major new subdivision in Aberdeen. The subdivision, [Continue]
BEPPLE – Boards need more diversity to reflect the many faces of Kamloops
PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU stated this week that systemic racism will be eliminated from federal government institutions and agencies. The question is how? What I [Continue]
BEPPLE – Do we pick the gun or the butter knife for frontline policing?
HAVING THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT makes all the difference. You don’t take a butter knife to a gun fight. And you shouldn’t take a gun, when a butter knife will do. In the [Continue]
