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COLLINS – Local media still the best way to communicate in emergencies

June 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

A NEW STUDY released yesterday shows the struggle many Fort McMurray residents had trying to find answers in last year’s devastating wildfire. An analysis of 70,000 tweets [Continue]

COLLINS – Accessible Kamloops – fact or fiction?

June 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

WE HAVE spent the past week talking about Access 4 All. It’s all about showcasing some of the things we’re doing to make Kamloops more accessible for those who have [Continue]

COLLINS – Sometimes people just make dumb comments

June 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

IN MY LIFE, I have made my share of dumb comments. Just ask my wife and kids. But politicians take the cake, as we’ve seen south of the border. But it happens here in good [Continue]

COLLINS – To heck with protocol, we need another election in B.C.

June 12, 2017 // 1 Comment

IT HASN’T taken John Horgan long to want to grasp the reins of power in British Columbia. Shortly after the election, Horgan was all smiles and congeniality, having led [Continue]

COLLINS – Fentanyl crisis could hamper good Samaritans

June 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

SO THE QUESTION IS — you see someone lying in the street, obviously in distress. Maybe they’re not breathing. Maybe they are unconscious. You aren’t sure what to do. [Continue]

COLLINS – Tiger’s DUI arrest part of a growing problem

June 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

IF WE BELIEVE everything we’ve been told so far, Tiger Woods was arrested for driving under the influence because he had been taking prescription drugs prior to driving. We [Continue]

COLLINS – Trump’s mouth must be getting bigger

June 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

DONALD TRUMP’S mouth must be getting stretched from putting his foot in it so many times. We’re going into a new month now, so let’s see if things get any better. [Continue]

COLLINS – The future of Kamloops under an NDP-Green coalition?

May 30, 2017 // 1 Comment

IT’S NOT MUCH of a stretch to realize that the B.C. Interior could well be on the outside looking in if the NDP and Greens newly-formed coalition eventually winds up [Continue]

COLLINS – Still too early to determine the pot landscape

May 28, 2017 // 1 Comment

WHILE IT IS true that the criminal prohibition of marijuana has failed to protect our kids and communities, that doesn’t necessarily justify completely legalizing its [Continue]

COLLINS – Terrorist attack raises the issue to a new level

May 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

THE bombing at the Manchester Arena last night is a new level of terrorist escalation in my view. At this writing, the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the [Continue]

COLLINS – What’s in a tourism brand?

May 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

IT MAY take me a while to “get” the new logo from Tourism Kamloops. The new logo was unveiled at a social get together last week. “Boldly Unscripted” is the new [Continue]

COLLINS – How civil was the provincial election?

May 15, 2017 // 1 Comment

NOT VERY, if you want One Man’s Opinion. I mentioned during the campaign how much I hated attack ads. Some thought they served a purpose. Maybe they do. Some people may [Continue]

COLLINS – No one should be surprised by new poll results showing virtual tie

May 2, 2017 // 1 Comment

I CAN’T BELIEVE anyone would be surprised by the results of a new poll released yesterday by Global News Ipsos that shows the B.C. Liberals and the NDP virtually tied a [Continue]

COLLINS – This is the best we can do?

April 24, 2017 // 2 Comments

The downtown core badly needs something, and a parking lot isn’t exactly visionary on the part of those in City Hall LET ME MAKE SURE I understand. After years of [Continue]