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JOHNSON – Encounters of the Zamboni kind down at the new skating place

January 11, 2026 // 3 Comments

SAW MR. MEL’S already enjoyed a short visit down at our new and local skating rink, pond, trail … thing (who is Nancy anyway? Or maybe which Nancy is the question?), [Continue]

JOHNSON – December hot takes on Christmas Market and traffic issues

December 5, 2025 // 0 Comments

DECEMBER HOT TAKES: The new Christmas Market, Victoria and Seymour merge, jaywalking and Aberdeen Mall traffic, and a bit about bumps Kamloops Christmas Market – at [Continue]

JOHNSON – October Hot Takes: bumps in the Overlanders bridge, pipeline talk

October 4, 2025 // 7 Comments

Overlanders Bridge Just wait for the masses to realize that what at first seems to be a temporary construction solution, is actually permanent. First, we spent over a month [Continue]

JOHNSON – Carney shows flexible elbows in polarized political landscape

June 17, 2025 // 1 Comment

CANADA IS AT an interesting political crossroads at the moment. Prime Minister Mark Carney currently enjoys the advantage of ideological plasticity. Depending on the issue, [Continue]

JOHNSON – Is City council about to jump into another boondoggle?

May 31, 2025 // 7 Comments

NOTE: This is the second part of a two-part column on City council boondoggles. THIS TIME we are talking about the planned Summit Connector TRU pedestrian overpass bridge and [Continue]

JOHNSON – Will Kamloops City council fix its boondoggle ways?

May 29, 2025 // 10 Comments

NOTE: This is part one of a two-part column on City council boondoggles. CALLED IT last summer, but I didn’t use the word ‘boondoggle’ … should’ve. Talking about [Continue]