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PETERS – Observations on drug use from fire chief, top cop are illuminating but not gospel

July 22, 2023 // 3 Comments

IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE SERIOUSLY the comments from our fire chief and our police superintendent this week about drug use. It’s also important we add some context to [Continue]

PETERS – There’s no such thing as a secret lake

July 15, 2023 // 1 Comment

EARLIER THIS WEEK, CFJC posted a photo of a woman kayaking on Kentucky Lake to our Facebook page. The photo had been submitted by a member of the public and included the [Continue]

PETERS – Filtering the noise from the more significant problems at City Hall

July 8, 2023 // 1 Comment

WITH KAMLOOPS COUNCIL slowing down a little bit for the summer months, now seems like a good time to look back and take stock. The summer slowdown is not as dramatic as it [Continue]

PETERS – Little chance a community forum would be constructive

June 10, 2023 // 2 Comments

IF MAYOR REID HAMER-JACKSON gets his wish to hold a large community town hall meeting, I will not be volunteering to moderate. Unlike the Armchair Mayor, I don’t see any [Continue]

PETERS – The passport redesign was bound to offend someone

May 12, 2023 // 0 Comments

SO THE GOVERNMENT REDESIGNED the Canadian passport. The cover has a partial maple leaf and our crest. The inside pages have animals and nature scenes and other very anodyne [Continue]

PETERS – B.C. carbon tax revenue should go to preventing disasters

May 6, 2023 // 0 Comments

A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE B.C. INTERIOR get really upset at Justin Trudeau for the carbon tax — even though he had nothing to do with the one we pay. Our carbon tax was first [Continue]