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Opinion General
JONESIE: Our response must be a Canadian response
My uncle is talking to me in my kitchen in an unexpected visit. I’m pretty sure he’s wearing pyjama bottoms. And he hasn’t shaved in a while, probably because he hasn't been able to remove his mechanical neck brace for three weeks. And it’ll be another three weeks yet until they know if he'll still...
GOG: Don’t touch THAT dial! Seriously, don’t
A truly dreadful misfortune befell me this week. My radio broke. Expecting the usual insightful commentary from the hallowed halls of the CBC, (or what’s left of them following the ministrations of the odious Mr. Harper,) instead I heard only crackling static. Eventually I was able to tune in to one station. It was a...
LOEWEN: De-bunking the Kelowna brand
Kelowna is no longer a city. Neither is the Okanagan Valley a community these days, it would seem. The concept of Kelowna and the Okanagan as livable communities has been hijacked by the jackals of the Public Relations and Communications industries. In turn, local Business Bobs and Bettys, even candidates running for local city councils,...
The sweeter the prop the sweeter the shot
“I can’t have fun this week,” I said to a girlfriend, “I’m cleansing." Lucky for me, I’m not entirely crazy. It’s not like I decided to be Beyoncé and do the Master Cleanse for three months straight — I simply have to take a couple “multi-system cleaning” pills in the morning and eat nothing I...
GOG: How’s this for an election slogan?
Last weekend I drove several hundred kilometres down a gravel road. When the road ended I hiked for another day and a half into the woods. Finally I found the lost paradise I had been seeking: the little patch of province not polluted by municipal election signs. I have little patience with local politicians. Whichever...
LOEWEN: Plenty to be thankful for… and thanked
Historically speaking, I am probably one of the luckiest men alive; and I should be immensely thankful. I assure you: I am thankful. Even immensely so. Some would say that I have won the “birth lottery,” simply by being born Caucasian to an upwardly mobile family and during one of history’s eras of relative plenty...
PARKER: An (eventually) inspiring view
I moved into a new-to-me apartment this week that overlooks the Georgia Strait and the entire downtown Vancouver skyline. The rent pretty much means I can no longer eat, but seriously, the view is to die for. As my team of movers — aka loved ones — dropped off boxes in the empty rooms each...
HELSTON: Don’t be afraid to call the conservation officer
Residents across the Interior contacted the conservation service over the past year to report wildlife encounters ranging from simple sightings to bizarre and in some cases, tragic extremes. There was a cougar found inside a Vernon home chewing on a squeaky toy, a pack of wolves that killed a woman’s dog in Merritt, aggressive coyotes...
