GINTA – Let’s keep green spaces buzzing
IF YOU HAPPEN by Peterson Creek these days you have likely experienced the persuasion to stay a bit longer than you might have planned. It comes in the shape of thick green [Continue]
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COLLINS – Still too early to determine the pot landscape
WHILE IT IS true that the criminal prohibition of marijuana has failed to protect our kids and communities, that doesn’t necessarily justify completely legalizing its [Continue]
NEWSTROM – When God speaks, Elon listens, especially in crosswalks
BACK FROM a short vacation in the bush…how did that happen…didn’t even plan it…forget about introspection…too much organic thinking…no, maybe not enough…anyway, [Continue]
KNOX – Leaping lizards! Under invasion by reptilian aliens with tiny hands
BEAUTIFUL DAY, perfect for golfing or fishing or, as was suggested with more force than necessary, working in the yard. So, I was outside, channelling my inner Chesnut when, [Continue]
PETERS – Journalists are increasingly in the crosshairs
WE HAVE a saying in the journalistic profession: “If you’re not making someone mad, you’re not doing your job.” This maxim is, in fact, why many [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – Fiction is not cultural appropriation
THE FIRES of cultural appropriation were fanned recently when the editor of a small magazine published by The Writers’ Union of Canada wrote, “I don’t believe in [Continue]
COLLINS – Terrorist attack raises the issue to a new level
THE bombing at the Manchester Arena last night is a new level of terrorist escalation in my view. At this writing, the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Prince George proves free downtown parking can work
LET’S BAN parking meters from downtown! Okay, now that I have your attention let me add, I’m serious. Parking generates approximate $1.2 million in revenue for the [Continue]
COLLINS – What’s in a tourism brand?
IT MAY take me a while to “get” the new logo from Tourism Kamloops. The new logo was unveiled at a social get together last week. “Boldly Unscripted” is the new [Continue]
VIEWPOINT – It might be time to learn a third language, and it’s not that hard
SINCE I’M LEARNING Turkish as a third language, I found myself improving very fast in a very short time. In less than a month, I became able to speak, understand, read [Continue]
GINTA – Why slow is good, on the road and beyond
EVERY TIME I drive to Vancouver I get reminded of a few things. Firstly, that British Columbia is a beautiful place, no matter the season. Though the Coquihalla is a [Continue]
KNOX – Policing’s gone high-tech, but it comes with a price
EARLY FRIDAY, Victoria police waded into an apartment where a drunken soap opera was in progress. Seems one tenant didn’t like the other tenant’s girlfriend being around [Continue]
PETERS – Spina’s revelation changes everything
LAST WEEK in this space, I argued against holding a by-election to fill the mayor’s spot on Kamloops council. But things have changed significantly since then, and [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – The problem is doctor distribution, not shortage
THE NUMBER of doctors in Canada is increasing faster than population growth says Dr. Michael Rachlis on CBC Radio’s The Current: “We’ve been increasing the number of [Continue]
