Peters

PETERS – Decriminalization is a big paradigm shift — but a much more subtle change in practice

February 4, 2023 // 0 Comments

THE DECISION TO DECRIMINALIZE POSSESSION of small amounts of hard drugs shouldn’t be seen as either the end of the world, nor the magic bullet that will finally bring the [Continue]

PETERS – If we can’t learn anything from the TRU investigation, the school should

January 21, 2023 // 0 Comments

HOPEFULLY, THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION into allegations against two of TRU’s senior administrators will teach the institution a lot more than it taught the rest of us. To [Continue]

PETERS – Opportunity cost is mounting for Kamloops council

January 14, 2023 // 1 Comment

HERE IN KAMLOOPS, we’ve moved past the point where it’s surprising when Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson misses a meeting or appearance. The latest instance this week was a [Continue]

PETERS – Landfill search for Indigenous women’s remains worth honest effort

December 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

THE FRAUGHT RELATIONSHIP between Canada’s Indigenous people and this nation’s police reached another new low this week. Winnipeg’s police service revealed that the [Continue]

PETERS – The cost to acquire Connor Bedard too rich for the Blazers

December 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

AT THE RISK OF FURTHER ANGERING Regina Pats coach and GM John Paddock, we’re going to talk more about a potential trade for Connor Bedard. That’s all right — I consider [Continue]

PETERS – Eby’s busy first week bolstered by unexpected surplus

November 26, 2022 // 0 Comments

WHEN DAVID EBY PROMISED to hit the ground running as soon as he gained the premier’s chair, he wasn’t messing around. Eby has made a series of announcements this week [Continue]

PETERS – Mayor HJ passes a test by keeping simmering feud under wraps

November 19, 2022 // 1 Comment

WATCHING THE FIRST MEETING the new Kamloops council this week should have left the viewer feeling optimistic. From a procedural perspective, did it run smoothly? Not always. [Continue]

PETERS – Why the NDP government isn’t keen on expanding the Car 40 program

November 5, 2022 // 0 Comments

FOR YEARS, KAMLOOPS COUNCIL and our local RCMP detachment have been begging for the expansion of the Car 40 program. It pairs an RCMP member with an Interior Health mental [Continue]

PETERS – Why has supportive housing been so elusive in Kamloops?

October 29, 2022 // 2 Comments

IT’S REMARKABLE HOW QUICKLY we can get things done when we really want to. For example, about a week ago it was revealed that the party venue for the Scotties Tournament of [Continue]

PETERS – Collaboration key to solving street safety issues

September 24, 2022 // 0 Comments

CFJC TODAY’S QUESTIONNAIRE asked local election candidates their opinions of the top priority in the upcoming campaign. Almost without fail, candidates said issues of [Continue]

PETERS – Queen Elizabeth showed us that grace is possible in public life

September 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

LONGTIME READERS AND VIEWERS of Two and Out will know that this space is no friend of the British monarchy. However, a day after the Queen’s death, we will deign to say [Continue]

PETERS – Prospect of change to doctors’ pay more promising than funding

August 27, 2022 // 0 Comments

THE PROVINCIAL FUNDING FOR FAMILY PHYSICIANS announced this week is a good sign — but not even the best piece of news coming out of that announcement. The funding itself is [Continue]

PETERS – Nostalgia is powerful but is it enough to sustain a Zellers revival?

August 20, 2022 // 1 Comment

THE NEWS OF THE ZELLERS REVIVAL engendered such an excited response this week, you would think this place was retail utopia. Unique products at rock-bottom prices in a [Continue]

PETERS – More than a passing fad, move to active transportation is exploding

August 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

AFTER SPENDING THE PAST FEW WEEKS travelling on Vancouver Island, the prevalence of so-called alternative modes of transportation really stood out to me. One of the most [Continue]