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STAHN: More questions should be asked before we vote on the performing arts centre
When it comes to referendums the city has a stake in the outcome. Council has already decided a project should go ahead and is lobbying the taxpayers to agree. Council, and therefore city staff, are essentially asking the public to agree with them, to sign the deal and move forward. And just like any contract,...
JONESIE: How Kelowna-Lake Country went from Conservative blue to Liberal red
To understand how a traditionally right-wing riding like Kelowna-Lake Country turned from Conservative blue to Liberal red this week, you cannot ignore the issues imposed on the riding from afar. Former UBC political science instructor Wolf Depner says in many ways, the election came down to a referendum on Stephen Harper and the riding was swayed...
HELSTON: Bed bugs aren’t such a cute nursery rhyme anymore
I travelled across South East Asia for six months, bunking in cheap backpacker’s hostels and bungalows with dirt floors, and not once did I encounter the globetrotter’s worst nightmare: the dreaded bed bug. I was warned repeatedly before my departure to watch out for the nasty insects, to check linens for the telltale brownish stains...
BEPPLE: Boundary reform needed in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo
Congratulations go out to all the candidates of the last election. Win or lose, political candidates represented their parties and gave people the opportunity to choose the direction they wanted things to go. Best wishes to Conservative Cathy McLeod. The hard work has just begun. As a country, the choice was resoundingly the Liberal Party....
POULSEN: The one big Harper lie that finally did it
Having voted Liberal for the first time in some 20 years, maybe my story has a bearing on what happened. Turning points. A good choice would be the Munk debate when Justin blew away his shadow of wussiness and beat Harper like a bum of the month in the ring. Harper was just not ready....
LOEWEN: Trudeaumania 2: Not just ‘show business for ugly people?’
— OPINION — As Conservative Party of Canada political fortunes began to founder during the federal election campaign, the CPC began floating a message that Stephen Harper was “not perfect” and that the election was not really about him. Instead, the Conservative Party seemed to content itself with the messaging that the election was really...
ANDERSON: The boy king
Richard II of England was surrounded by greatness, both generational and concurrent. His predecessor Richard I was known as "the Lionheart," and whatever his true failings he is known to posterity as a brave king and legendary warrior. His namesake Richard III was the last English king to die on the battlefield and the last...
PARKER: Playing not out of the equation for Playboy
Much like most children born between the years of 1980 and 1990, the first experience I ever had with Playboy magazine came to me through my father. Of course, I like to think my experience is unique if only because my father is a minister and the specific picture to which I so fondly refer...
JONESIE: Final election thoughts, but not mine: Rose Sexsmith and Melonie Dodaro
We have a rule around here about attribution in our news stories: Only quote people if they can say it better than you can. So over to two Facebook friends who together summed up well a couple of my thoughts before I cast my vote on Monday. First well-known Kelowna businesswoman and philanthropist, Rose Sexsmith (and...
BEPPLE: The legacy of Jann Bailey
The passing of Jann Bailey has been met with sadness and remembrance, here in Kamloops, across Canada and around the world. Since 1987, she was the stalwart leader of the Kamloops Art Gallery. She will be missed. Some would say her lasting legacy is the Kamloops Art Gallery at Fifth and Victoria. The beautiful space...
POULSEN: Polls smolls. The winner is…
The election polling business is in shambles. Not just because of cell phones - although that's part of it - but because of caller ID and an unwillingness of people to answer unknown callers. There are programs to reach cell numbers but even if someone answers, the pollster can't pin it to a riding. The...
LOEWEN: Hey Mr. Harper! ‘What is going on up in Canada?’
"CANADA UNDER STEPHEN HARPER HAS SLIPPED A LONG WAY FROM THE VISION OF HOPE THAT IT ONCE WAS" “What the F*ck Is Going on up in Canada?” The headline from the Esquire story caught my eye, as it might any Canadian. It’s not often that we come across an interest in Canada from our Big...