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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thanks to all who helped with Lindsey Hauck fundraiser
Dear Editor, On October 23, 2014 our friend (Lindsey Hauck) was seriously injured in a car accident which killed another friend (Erin Smith) both nurses in Vernon. We organized a fundraiser which took place on January 31, 2015 and it was called “Sugar Skull Party/Fundraiser for Lindsey Hauck”, which raised over $6500!! We had a...
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...
STAHN: We’re not all from the same pile
I am a responsible dog owner. I license them every year. I feed them every day. If they bark when they’re out in the yard, I bring them inside. I take them for walks. And yes, I clean it up if they do their business along the way. With the warmer weather the abundance of...
HELSTON: What we can learn from an Enderby senior’s tragic death
What caused Enderby senior Barbara Derenowski to start the ignition in her old pick-up truck and drive, knowingly without her licence, more than 70 kms from her home up a remote, unplowed road where her body was eventually found, remains a mystery. We know from her neighbours she was a sweet, friendly, self-reliant woman who...
Community cooperation brings Kamloops together
In an effort to bring you even more local content and more local voices we’re happy to introduce you to our newest columnist, Nancy Bepple. Nancy is well-known in the community as a former city councillor and is a passionate community advocate. Never scared to let her opinions be heard we look forward to hearing...
LOEWEN: Is Canada losing its Mind? PM Harper’s anti-intellectualism
Canada is beset by a scourge in our present day; and it stems from the attitudes and pronouncements of our federal government under the leadership of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The scourge is that of “anti-intellectualism.” And citizens expecting informed thinking to guide policy-making decisions had best begin examining the current style of governance in...
PARKER: Turning off the spotlight
Normal people give themselves an entire year to get skinny for their wedding — naturally then, I only gave myself fifteen days. In truth, I didn’t even really bother trying. I did the Wild Rose cleanse for eight out of the prescribed 12 days and from the time Steve asked me to marry him last...