Politics

Council newbies, please spare us sad stories about your hard work

June 5, 2013 // 0 Comments

Shed a tear for the poor City councillor. Apparently, it’s a tough job. In a column in The Daily News, Coun. Ken Christian laments the hard life of the councillor, filled [Continue]

Fired Ford chief of staff a former Kamloopsian with impressive background

May 25, 2013 // 3 Comments

The Kamloops connection to the controversy surrounding Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has a sense of humour, a distinguished background in the Canadian Armed Forces and a long career [Continue]

Kamloops’ record as bellwether riding remains unblemished

May 15, 2013 // 0 Comments

“Unbelievable,” June Phillips said as we passed in the throng at Tuesday night’s Stone-Lake celebration in Hotel 540. Surely, I said, the woman who ran [Continue]

Voting in today’s election wasn’t as much fun as it should be

May 14, 2013 // 0 Comments

It’s not easy being a voter. It’s even harder when there’s no obvious choice, no leader who instills confidence, no single candidate who makes you think [Continue]

Why aren’t candidates required to live in ridings they want to represent?

May 13, 2013 // 2 Comments

As I ponder my choices (yes, I’m still one of those undecideds, even the day before the election) from among candidates who don’t live in my riding, I wonder why [Continue]

New reasons why City councillors need more money

May 8, 2013 // 1 Comment

Just when you think you’ve heard every reason possible from politicians why they should give themselves a raise, they come up with some new material. Yesterday’s [Continue]