December 29, 2025 Bill’s Eerily Inaccurate Predictions for 2026 No need to look back at the end of the year, so let’s look forward. That means it’s time for […] Read more
October 26, 2025 The city fights back Back when I was a vastly overworked and even more grossly underpaid newspaper editor, I would get a call from […] Read more
July 10, 2025 Firehall referendum shot down in flames It’s been quiet. Too quiet. If only there was something going on … like a bombshell report on the city’s […] Read more
June 04, 2025 Cat-herder Carney coalesces cantankerous cabal A buddy of mine was elected to the Cariboo Regional District board back in the 1990s. He was elected on […] Read more
May 10, 2025 Can the House of Commons reflect reality? I did two very Canadian things April 28. I voted and I filed my income tax return. I know I […] Read more
April 23, 2025 It wasn’t fight night at the all-candidates forum, but it was still fun The all-candidates forum happened and there’s a few days left until Election Day. Still some time for you to make […] Read more
April 07, 2025 Too much news gives me the blues There has been so much going on lately, it’s hard to narrow things down into one column with too much […] Read more
March 20, 2025 Yellowstone: A River Runs Through It There’s a wonderful scene in the Yellowstone television series where our hero, rancher John Dutton, unable to legally stop a […] Read more
March 13, 2025 Canadian Trumpers must choose Canada Bill Phillips states, “There are many Trump supporters in this country—Canadian Trumpers. Some of them I would even class as my friends.” Read more
March 04, 2025 How is the Elk Valley positioned for Tariff Tuesday? Welcome to Tariff Tuesday. It will be followed by Whacko Wednesday, Thug Thursday, and Fouled-up Friday (or insert your own […] Read more
February 27, 2025 Liberal leadership love-in The Canucks weren’t on the tube Tuesday so, in order to get my appropriate dose of angst and frustration, I […] Read more
February 08, 2025 Keyboard warriors slay imaginary dragons Full disclosure: I am the president of Pickleball Fernie, which is a participatory member of the Elk Valley Fieldhouse Society […] Read more