opinion

McDONALD: Sorry Mission but the South Perimeter Way is a road to nowhere
OPINION Mission Madness. Mission Mess. If you live in anywhere in the Mission and have…

McDONALD: You won’t find me dancing on the grave of the Kelowna Daily Courier
So the building housing the Kelowna Daily Courier could be sold. The newspaper could be…

McDONALD: Kelowna should start planning now for one of its newest and most important neighbourhoods
I first saw what is now UBC Okanagan while flying into Kelowna in the early…

MCDONALD: Kelowna developer should get out of the way if it can’t execute Central Green plan
OPINION Central Green was in the news this week, not because of mounting excitement over…

MCDONALD: Rising tide of house prices lifting Okanagan homeownership out of reach
OPINION It’s like being able to peek into their bank account. All you need is…

MCDONALD: Making cyclists follow the rules of the road is a good thing — for cyclists
OPINION Okay, it’s not official yet but Kelowna could soon see a colourful fleet of…

McDONALD: Time to get serious about harm reduction during fentanyl crisis
OPINION Great news! The B.C. Coroner says only three people died of overdose in Kelowna…

McDONALD: The people being trampled under policy in East Kelowna RV park
OPINION It’s around noon when I drive up to a ramshackle RV park in East…

McDONALD: A year in politics is a long time, Mayor Basran, just don’t shoot yourself in the foot
OPINION Municipal elections across B.C. are a year away but if the change to four-year…

McDONALD: No cure for the indifference helping to kill hundreds in B.C.
OPINION If you have never heard of Dr. Trevor Corneil, that’s OK, but I sleep…

McDONALD: Fighting for your right to walk Kelowna’s beaches
OPINION It’s not hard to forget about Kelowna’s beaches right now, even if you’re standing…

McDONALD: So when does pointing out the obvious become click bait?
Professor David Jefferess of UBC Okanagan thinks I’m the worst kind of sensationalist click-bait journalist,…

McDONALD: Finding old friends; Facebook’s double-edged sword
OPINION There it sits on my computer screen, a Pandora’s box if you will, that…

McDONALD: Tax fairness or tax grab; Trudeau’s changes will hit close to home
OPINION Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals aren’t the only politicians hearing about…

McDONALD: Why you’re entitled to your opinion even if it’s wrong
OPINION It’s a tough business, this peddling of opinions. Everyone’s got one and they don’t…