JOHNSON – Is the F-35 fighter jet the right decision for Canada?
By DAVID JOHNSON Contributor, ArmchairMayor.ca SO, THIS WEEK Canada finalized an agreement with the United States and manufacturer Lockheed Martin to purchase 88 F-35 [Continue]
Local Voices
CHARBONNEAU – The depth of Freedom Convoyers’ discontent is misunderstood
IT’S EASY TO DISMISS motives of supporters of the Freedom Convoy that paralyzed Canada’s capital last January. Their grievances seem so inchoate, like a primal howl. [Continue]
GUEST COLUMN – Fear of proportional representation is irrational
By GISELA RUCKERT Fair Vote Kamloops IT’S A NEW YEAR, but Mel Rothenburger keeps issuing the same old bad takes on proportional representation. The latest one is [Continue]
BEPPLE – Shifting issues mean City Hall must evolve
BACK IN OCTOBER and November 2022, City of Kamloops undertook a Citizen Satisfaction Survey. The survey, which is undertaken every few years, measures the mood of the city. [Continue]
HUNTER – Appealing your property assessment is not daunting
By SADIE HUNTER WHEN I OPENED THE ENVELOPE containing my 2023 Property Assessment Notice from BC Assessment last week my jaw dropped and expletives came out. While the [Continue]
JOHNSON – Jaywalking, Europe versus North America
By DAVID JOHNSON Contributor, ArmchairMayor.ca THE OTHER DAY, I had to lock up the brakes to avoid a young person who jaywalked, with their attention buried in their phone. [Continue]
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