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HELSTON: Hundreds of bears die every year for this stupid reason
This goes out to anyone who’s left their garbage out and had a bear get into it; you might as well have put a bullet through its head. It sounds harsh, I know, but hundreds of bears across B.C. are killed by conservation officers every year because they’ve grown habituated to garbage. Sorry to break...
POULSEN: About waiting times at Valley Medical labs…
The person drawing my blood at Valley Medical Laboratory in West Kelowna smiles and asks: “How are you?” Answer: Much older than when I came in the door. We’ve all been there, let us count the hours. People have had their birthdays come and pass while sitting in a Valley Labs waiting room. The soon-to-be detainees at...
Kamloops housing will be strong with or without the Ajax mine
Pundits proclaiming the proposed KGHM Ajax Mine will put a damper on real estate in Kamloops are ignoring the latest housing stats for the city. They argue a mine would deter people from living in Kamloops and real estate prices will plunge. Meanwhile, there is ample evidence the proposed mine is not deterring investment. Building...
LOEWEN: How bare breasts keep our eye on the prize
The baring of breasts in public can be unsettling for some and welcomed by others. Indeed, last week there was a local kerfuffle surrounding the issue of breast-feeding in public. And just Monday, in our own institution of indecorous-propriety, the House of Commons, the baring of breasts stole the show from our elected masters of...
JONESIE: How you can help ensure police power doesn’t go unchecked
I want to be careful about this because I want you to know where I am coming from. I have a plan. It’s not to slander anyone, let alone a group of people I respect and admire, but there’s a risk it may sound like that. I want to expand a little on what my...
PARKER: Another Warhol on the wall
I was first introduced to Andy Warhol by a high school teacher who told us to bring in our replicated versions of the Campbell’s soup can print. I, being the talented visual artist I am, brought in a literal Campbell’s soup can. For laziness purposes I even left some of the beef broth in the...
BROTHEN: Not in our backyards, not in our city’s backyard
The next time you go for a casual walk in the grasslands behind Batchelor Heights, watch where you step, or your next trip will be to get a tetanus shot – there are nails everywhere. And it’s not just nails leftover from people burning pallets for bonfires; there are busted appliances, bullets, condoms, syringes, construction...
HELSTON: Why I didn’t go to your government press event
As a journalist, I have the pleasure of dealing with government communications on a fairly frequent basis. You might not notice that because quite often, government officials are not quoted in my stories. Believe me, it’s not for lack of trying. Either they didn’t call me back by deadline, they didn’t call at all, or...
POULSEN: About those distracted driving statistics…
ICBC has a campaign on this month for the RCMP to target distracted drivers. They are even enlisting all the usual citizen do-gooders to peer through windshields. ICBC focuses on the misuse of mobile devices in its campaign promotions and backs up the enormity of the problem by stating that 88 people are killed yearly...
Sharing our city with deer
People throughout Kamloops have experienced deer in their gardens or when they out walking in parks, in the hills, or along the river. Our city is so large and spread out, it seems that there is space for people and deer to live side by side harmoniously. I hope the harmony continues, because once deer...
LOEWEN: A note of thanks to those who make writing worthwhile
Writers write. It’s what we do. Sometimes what emerges on the page is deemed all right. Sometimes what emerges is utter shite. But while the mania of the writing is upon us, we live for the chase of an idea, down the rabbit-hole, before it disappears forever into Oblivion. And when the writing mania is...
JONESIE: The real problem with the breast-feeding debate
Hey, did you hear about the breast-feed-your-baby supporters who went before West Kelowna councillors last week? Lets just say a few boobs got exposed, badump-ump. Thank you, thank you everyone. No please, hold your applause till the end. But seriously folks…. A few nursing students and an Interior Health person did what do-gooders do and asked...
PARKER: About that ‘about me’ page
One of the best parts about starting a blog is writing your “About Me” page. At first, the exercise seems kind of pointless — the Internet is looked at by a bazillion people each day and the chances you will magically stumble across my little corner of it as someone who doesn’t already know me...