COLLINS – Government needs to be a lot tougher on plastics
WE HAVE BEEN SO AFRAID to tackle climate change issues we’ve let things get to a crisis stage. One of the worst examples involves our use of plastics. Decades ago, we [Continue]
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COLLINS – Safety protocols in sports still have a long way to go
IT WAS IRONIC that I was just about finished reading a book on concussions in the NHL when I got the news notification that Gino Odjick had passed away at 52. He died of a [Continue]
COLLINS – Time to get the city back on track
AS A NEWSMAN, controversy and infighting provide great stories. Always something to talk about and you can always find some angle to chase on a slow news day. But as a [Continue]
COLLINS – Climate change is a huge concern in 2023
ASIDE FROM SO MANY issues facing us in the year ahead, climate change must be kept near the top of the list. So many of us see the effects of this change, but because [Continue]
COLLINS – Enough about the non-Royals, please!
I HAVE A BIG Christmas wish. I don’t know if Santa can fulfil it or not. My one wish this Christmas is that I never have to see another six hours of drivel about Meghan and [Continue]
COLLINS – Smith’s Sovereignty Act gambit a sad omen for democracy
I THOUGHT B.C. PREMIER DAVID EBY was being dictatorial in his plans to force municipalities to bend to the province in dealing with building affordable housing, absolving [Continue]
COLLINS – Why aren’t we ready for the next atmospheric river event?
ALTHOUGH THE TERM has been around since the 1990’s, I hadn’t heard the term “atmospheric river” very often. It’s nothing new, but has been described as the [Continue]
COLLINS – No proper winter tires? Get the hell off the road!
NOTHING IS MORE FRUSTRATING than the first snowfall of the season. Except for the number of idiots who don’t have proper snow tires on. The first snowfall is always tricky. [Continue]
COLLINS – Sometimes, I am wrong
I AM VIRTUALLY NEVER WRONG. My wife of 51-plus years, and certainly my sister and kids, have a long list countering that, and to them, I say “fake news”. I was never [Continue]
COLLINS – If Eby comes through on his 100-day plan, it will be a miracle
OUR NEW PREMIER-TO-BE is going to give us a miracle. David Eby has unveiled a 100-day plan, apparently to get B.C. on the road to prosperity. Eby promises to “lay the [Continue]
COLLINS – Commission’s new boundary plans for Kamloops are insane
THERE’S A REPORT being considered by the B.C. Government that would increase the number of ridings and switch up some boundaries, including the ones in our two Kamloops [Continue]
PETERS – Moving away from half-measures in the B.C. healthcare system
WE HEARD ANOTHER MEASURE of our public healthcare crisis recently. A whopping 40 per cent of Kamloops residents don’t have a family doctor — well above the provincial [Continue]
COLLINS – Increased use of social media a big change in election campaigns
AS TECHNOLOGY HAS GROWN, candidates for election have more and more tools to add to their arsenal in reaching out to potential supporters. With only two weeks left to [Continue]
COLLINS – Do we really understand reconciliation?
THIS WAS A TOUGH COMMENTARY TO WRITE. I have long been an advocate for minority rights, especially those of Indigenous peoples. I am supportive of almost all of their efforts [Continue]
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