Thoughts on BC Politics and More

  Many people have asked why I am running as the Kamloops North Thompson candidate in this Fall’s BC Provincial election, and why with the BC Conservative banner?   Well first I would like to talk a little about myself. I’m a family man, with deep roots in Kamloops North Thompson, roots that along with my parents go back five decades.   After graduating from high school, I went directly into my father’s logging business (after spending the summer months doing that work from the age of fourteen). I knew the work was hard and sometimes dangerous, but the money was good and there was lots to do, including on the job training on everything from heavy equipment, to hand falling, to trail and road building, High Lead logging and everything in between. Of course, there were never enough hours in the day, but still, I spent as much time as I could with my wife and our two daughters. It was a pleasure coaching their softball teams, and driving back and forth to the m...

Barriere Mayor Ward Stamer says he is optimistic the provincial government will implement mandatory dashboard cameras on commercial vehicles following talks with BC’s transportation minister. Last year, Stamer and Clearwater Mayor Merlin Blackwell championed a resolution, approved at the Union of BC Municipalities conference, asking the province to review the feasibility of mandating all commercial semi-trucks registered in BC to have dash cams installed and in operation while driving on provincial roads. The rationale of the resolution is that dash cams can encourage commercial truck driver accountability in adhering to safe driving practices. The province recently issued a response to the resolution, stating it's reviewing feasibility of this initiative and consultation with stakeholders will occur likely in the first half of 2024 . . . . CLICK HERE for the full story