Opinion

Is Kim Sigurdson wasting his airfare?

February 13, 2010 // 3 Comments

Armchair Mayor column, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010 The railway-tie controversy has me thinking about the kind of community we have here. The word “community” is used too [Continue]

A victory of science over politics?

January 9, 2010 // 0 Comments

Armchair Mayor for Saturday, Jan., 2009 The Ministry of Environment’s approval of the railway-tie gasifier is a victory for science over emotion (or passion, if you [Continue]

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]