McQUARRIE – The question inevitably arises, ‘Who’s going to pay for it?’
“WHO’S GOING to pay for it?” It’s the battle cry of many when it comes to ideas that would improve society and if I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard this, [Continue]
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GUEST COLUMN – Former Kamloopsian adjusts to retirement in a small town
By BILL McQUARRIE Notes from the Rainforest PORT McNEILL – It’s been awhile since we last chatted. Something like four months since I dashed out of town on what [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Economic Development – Are you a wind vane or the wind?
FOR THE PAST DECADE, the City’s approach to economic development seemed focussed on the Ajax mine. There was talk of economic diversification, usually about high-tech but [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Politics can be a cold, hard, cruel world
IN LAST WEEK’S COLUMN, Councillor Sinclair took me to task for not mentioning what a great job she was doing responding to emails and phone calls. Previous to that, she [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Getting the cold shoulder from City Hall
LOOKING BACK at past columns and thinking about trends in the comments, messages and emails, I’ve noticed how a number of them seem to come down to issues of accountability [Continue]
McQUARRIE – More discussion about City Hall and the performing arts centre
A FEW WEEKS AG0, I asked readers to let me know what was on their minds regarding the upcoming City Election. What were the questions needing answers? We know from past [Continue]
McQUARRIE – ‘I’ll say anything needed to get re-elected’
ALMOST EVERY WEEK I read a comment or have someone tell me how disappointed he or she is with a particular councillor or two. And by way of explanation they say something [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Don’t we want City councillors to express their opinions?
IT LOOKS LIKE SILLY SEASON is officially underway as one city councillor feels the Kamloops Official Community Plan (OCP) would better serve the public if called the [Continue]
McQUARRIE – How long is too long to be on City council?
BOB DYLAN DROPPED BY this morning to give me a hand writing today’s column. Okay, okay, maybe dropped by is a bit of an exaggeration but as I began writing, I did have [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Dog days of summer ahead of civic election frenzy
The August heat has settled in and temperatures in the high 30’s are the norm for the next several weeks. Summer vacations are still happening but you can already see a [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the weaponization of politics
“REVENGE IS A DISH best served cold.” No one is certain who first said these words but in the case of Premier Doug Ford of Ontario, it could be rewritten to say something [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Some things we’ll be hearing from candidates in election
A QUESTION I’m often asked these days is whether or not I’m again running for mayor or perhaps City councillor. Well, if last year’s by-election taught me anything, [Continue]
McQUARRIE – An inter-community bus system is worth subsidizing
DID ANYONE ELSE notice the sounds of silence and inaction from Ottawa and Edmonton when Greyhound announced they were abandoning passenger and freight service in the West? [Continue]
McQUARRIE – What walking the talk on the needles issue really means
BEFORE WRITING this week’s column, I asked the mayor along with our eight City councillors if they could provide some perspective on a rather sensitive and fractious issue [Continue]
