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KNOX – If you’re going to give up on New Year’s resolutions, why wait?

January 7, 2018 // 1 Comment

NEW YEAR’S resolution No. 1 for 2018? Same as in 2015, 2016 and 2017: Cross the new Johnson Street Bridge on the day it opens. Resolution No. 2: Be more considerate. [Continue]

COLLINS – Time for a good dose of civility on social media

January 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

THE ARMCHAIR MAYOR and I were talking the other day about the good and bad of social media. We are both totally amazed at the lack of civility shown by people on Twitter, [Continue]

DUDY – Some comparisons on how various cities handle snow removal

January 5, 2018 // 6 Comments

Posted on Facebook by Coun. Dieter Dudy: IT SEEMS that snow removal (or lack thereof) is the topic of choice these days. Many seem to think that the City isn’t getting to [Continue]

McQUARRIE – A good time for Kamloops to start getting serious about jobs

January 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

WITH THE ARRIVAL of the New Year and Ajax now relegated to the news highlight reels of 2017, I can think of no better time for Kamloops to start getting serious about jobs [Continue]

GINTA – Are we grateful enough for what we have?

January 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

AS I AM WRITING, about 8,000 homes in the Fraser Valley, possibly more, are still without power due to extreme winter weather. Kamloops is under a thick blanket of snow too, [Continue]

PETERS – There oughta be a study

December 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

Studies get mocked for being expensive make-work projects, but when they’re done well, they lay the basis for the smartest long term decisions 2017 COULD RIGHTLY be [Continue]