McQuarrie

McQUARRIE – Economic Development – Are you a wind vane or the wind?

September 25, 2018 // 1 Comment

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

September 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

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

September 11, 2018 // 0 Comments

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

September 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

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’

August 28, 2018 // 1 Comment

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?

August 22, 2018 // 2 Comments

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]