One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Sorry - did you say, 'Take your old guns to the post office?'
SOMETIMES, A PLAN SEEMS GOOD on paper, but in reality, absolutely sucks. For a long time, the post office has shipped guns of all kinds all over the country. They were secure, the public never saw them, and no one was the wiser. Fast forward to the present where the government came up with another of its schemes to red...
Apr 26, 2024
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COLLINS: New wildfire training centre has great potential
IT WILL TAKE A WHILE, but when a new wildfire training and education centre opens down the road, it could well provide a focal point for vast improvements in how we understand the behaviour of wildfires and how best to fight them. Fighting wildfires has changed a lot. It's much more complicated especially with drought,...
Apr 21, 2024
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COLLINS: 'Fairness' is not a word I would use to describe the federal budget
THE DAY AFTER the 'Fairness' budget was presented Tuesday (Apr. 16), Prime Minister Trudeau talked about how his budget was going to give priority to the millennials and Gen-Xers who are up against the wall. He said they weren't getting the same breaks as their parents and grandparents got.What a crock of crap. As the ...
Apr 19, 2024
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COLLINS: The changing face of business
WE ARE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME these days dealing with change. Trying to determine the best way to tackle the homeless crisis, the rent and ownership crisis, the health crisis - and the list goes on. Here's another thing cities are wrestling with - the changing face of downtowns, how to deal with mass changes in philoso...
Apr 14, 2024
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COLLINS: When do we say, 'enough already?'
AT SOME POINT, there has to be a line drawn in the sand to distinguish between the needs of an individual over the needs of society as a whole. I have always had empathy for those who are marginalized, whether they be addicts, homeless, seniors, Indigenous peoples and others struggling through difficult times. But I fe...
Apr 12, 2024
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COLLINS: How safe do we feel?
IF WE PUT ASIDE ALL OF THE HYPE at city council over the McCorkell saga and the mayor's diatribe about the need for "change," let's look at the real issue here - how safe do we really feel we are versus statistics that try to show the real picture?How safe we feel we are is more important than the statistics....
Apr 07, 2024
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COLLINS: Council meeting Tuesday could be tumultuous - or not
IF THE CITY WAS SMART, it would book Sandman Centre for next Tuesday's council meeting and sell tickets. We could make a lot of money to pay back the money we've spent on the infighting at city hall. Of course, because it's a personnel issue, much of any debate will likely be behind closed doors.The mayor is creating m...
Apr 05, 2024
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COLLINS: Anyone expecting positive news from Henry Braun's report?
IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, Henry Braun will be presenting a report to the province in his efforts to ease the tensions around the Kamloops council table. Most of you will likely say, "Henry who?"Henry Braun was appointed by the government earlier this year after the city requested some help to calm things down af...
Mar 31, 2024
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COLLINS: I can't believe I'm agreeing with The Donald
I MUST BE CAUGHT UP in a transformation of some sort. Fitting weekend for that to happen, I suppose.I don't agree with Donald Trump about anything. His thoughts are almost totally out of sync with reality. To me, he represents the worst the world has to offer. But his comments recently about NATO countries and their de...
Mar 29, 2024
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COLLINS: Why spend money on things that won't be used
ALL OF US WANT TO FEEL SAFE and secure in our lives. We want to have a decent place to live. We would like to feel like we can leave our home safely for a couple of days without fear of it being broken into. And we would like to feel free to enjoy the beauty of our city. But sometimes you wonder whether that's possible...
Mar 24, 2024
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