Guest Column

GUEST COLUMN – B.C.’s mining laws are still stuck in the gold rush era

January 15, 2020 // 2 Comments

By GINA MORRIS Kamloops Moms for Clean Air THE MINING INDUSTRY in British Columbia claims to adhere to world-leading practices, so how is it that the Ajax mining company [Continue]

SCHOOL BOARD – 2019 was a remarkable year for School District 73

January 15, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ALISON SIDOW Superintendent, School District 73 FOR MANY OF US in the district, 2019 will be remembered for the fire that destroyed the Parkcrest Elementary school in [Continue]

WALSH – Westsyde oil pipeline should be shut down and relocated

January 13, 2020 // 4 Comments

A notice of motion from Coun. Denis Walsh asking that City council request the Canada Energy Regulator to order Trans Mountain to shut down its pipeline through Westsyde [Continue]

RITCEY – What would a Green Party election victory in Kamloops look like?

May 21, 2019 // 3 Comments

THE GREEN PARTY’S SHOCK victory in a recent federal by-election has Canadians reassessing their chances in the upcoming fall election. Elizabeth May routinely polls as [Continue]

O’REILLY – The shocking truth about Kamloops’ love affair with automobiles

February 16, 2019 // 2 Comments

OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS, Kamloops’ newly elected council has been going through a rigorous orientation that has included nearly 50 hours of facility tours, education [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – Thanks, but no thanks to challenge issued on prop rep

October 17, 2018 // 11 Comments

This guest column is a response to an Open Letter from the Armchair Mayor, published Oct. 11, 2018, challenging Fair Vote Kamloops to publish articles on its Facebook page [Continue]

WESEEN – Arts and culture essential catalysts for community health

October 12, 2018 // 6 Comments

By WENDY WESEEN Guest Columnist A GROWING BODY OF LITERATURE suggests arts and culture are vehicles of creative expression and a primary mechanism for people and communities [Continue]

JOHNSON – Summer Jobs changes not about forcing people to accept abortion

January 27, 2018 // 4 Comments

By DAVID JOHNSON Guest Columnist THERE SEEMS TO BE a massive amount of rhetoric with the new attestation requirements of the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) Program. There is a lot [Continue]