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COLLINS – If Eby comes through on his 100-day plan, it will be a miracle

October 27, 2022 // 1 Comment

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

October 11, 2022 // 1 Comment

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

October 8, 2022 // 1 Comment

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

August 26, 2022 // 0 Comments

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?

July 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

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]

COLLINS – Taking non-lethal weapons from RCMP makes little sense

June 27, 2022 // 0 Comments

RCMP AND OTHER police forces have a protocol to follow when they go out on a call. On a normal call, they start with verbal communication, then proceed through a series of [Continue]