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BEPPLE: A ‘no’ vote is a ‘yes’ to a dead downtown

It’s hit or miss whether the performing arts centre referendum will pass. The Yes side has come out strong, with all sorts of social media, lawn signs and forums. Meanwhile the No side has mainly focused on leafleting the city and some media time from former city councillor Nelly Dever.

JONESIE: The honeymoon is over and Trudeau’s new government just failed its first test

Yesterday, Nov. 5, the country was still fawning all over new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his new cabinet, his quip about 2015 and gender parity and fancy new names for federal portfolios. Many Canadians felt some sense of pride, perhaps some relief, some hard-earned respite from a long divisive election campaign of fighting with our...

POULSEN: Water as a cult religion

The story about the success of Kokanee spawning in Okanagan Lake this fall included some other interesting news: Okanagan Lake had been drawn down through the Penticton dam. With all the near-hysterical clamour about drought and impending doom for our water supply throughout last summer, how bad can things be when operators drain water from...

LOEWEN: True Canadians and ‘sunny ways’ ahead

In recent months and years, much has been made in the media about what constitutes a true Canadian. Under the federal leadership of now former-Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the whole debate veered into increasingly dangerous territory. It began with bellicose projections of xenophobic fantasies about dark-skinned terrorists in our midst, and eventually settled upon the...

PARKER: Practice, not perfect, what you preach

The phrase “preaching to the choir” has been uttered through my lips so many times it has begun to sound like the word spoon does when spoken repetitively — meaningless, void of any substance and flippant. The phrase “practice what you preach” has similarly gotten some good use over the past 28 years. It is...

HELSTON: Light a candle and remember Taylor this Halloween

Whenever a rainbow paints the sky, Marie Van Diest is reminded of her daughter Taylor. Rainbows, particularly doubles, seem to appear during significant moments, often when Marie needs them the most. “Whenever I see the sun breaking out from the rain, I start looking and wonder if she’s saying hello. I know she is,” Marie...

BEPPLE: How Cavers just made his job harder

I can't remember when I have received an email with from a coworker, let alone a superior containing swear words. No matter how tense these things get, there are other ways to say things. Respectful workplaces are important everywhere, including in politics. In August Coun. Donovan Cavers was sending multiple emails to City of Kamloops...

POULSEN: Crime and punishment in our politically correct schools

The outlaw Aliya Nigro - a.k.a. the Carrot Kid - is the latest victim of crime and punishment in a school system. In the annals of school kids run amok, 14-year-old Aliya may be the first student ever charged with criminal assault by a small vegetable, to wit, as her prosecutor might say: a weaponized...

ANDERSON: Election post mortem

Well, now the election is over and it's time to look at the dynamics involved. First, let's put the results in perspective, because I've heard the term "collapse" applied to the Conservative Party's (CPC) loss, and that's just plain silly. In point of fact the Conservatives emerged from this election with approximately the same number...

PARKER: To Scream or not to Scream isn’t the question

In October, 1998, a 10-year-old girl decided the Wes Craven film, Scream, was a good fit for her Halloween themed birthday party. As both her parents were out until 10 p.m. and her older sister was being a typical 16-year-old chaperone, no one was there to advise the wiser. Fifteen Grade 5 girls gathered under...