Columns

Frootloops council gets good news for Christmas

December 19, 2009 // 1 Comment

It’s the last meeting of Frootloops council before the Christmas-or-if-you-prefer-Holiday- season. Mayor Peter Milkbar is anxious to get things going. MILKBAR: Call the [Continue]

So, how happy are we?

December 12, 2009 // 0 Comments

We’re all just one big happy family pleased as punch to be living in the Tournament Capital of Canada, according to the just-released 2009 Citizen Satisfaction Survey. And [Continue]

Can’t cyclists and motorists just all get along?

October 24, 2009 // 0 Comments

Kamloops Daily News, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009 I love cyclists. Honest. Some of my best friends are cyclists. I’ve never had the urge to run over any of them with my truck. [Continue]

A lot of hot air about railway ties

October 16, 2009 // 2 Comments

Armchair Mayor column, Kamloops Daily News, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 Just supposing we had too many old railway ties. Too much garbage. Too much waste from slaughterhouses. [Continue]

Leaning on the horn in the Idiot-Driver Capital

October 10, 2009 // 6 Comments

Armchair Mayor column, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 Some days I wonder if I will survive long enough to enjoy my pension. Thursday morning, this week, Seymour Street: On my way to [Continue]

Counting sheep with our ‘stimulus’ money

October 3, 2009 // 0 Comments

Armchair Mayor column, The Kamloops Daily News, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 At least three things are true about federal infrastructure funding programs: they are always [Continue]