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July 9, 2020 in Community // Long-time former educator, TNRD chair Walter Winter dies at 96
July 9, 2020 in City Issues // RITCEY – Aberdeen development must be sustainable
July 9, 2020 in Editorials // EDITORIAL – ‘Ban the deed, not the breed’ approach isn’t good enough
July 8, 2020 in Bepple // BEPPLE – Why there’s hope for rapid changes to ingrained racism
July 8, 2020 in Editorials // EDITORIAL – Assault on 71-year-old security guard deserves extra punishment

RITCEY – Aberdeen development must be sustainable

By JESSE RITCEY Kamloops Naturalist Club AT A PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday, July 14, Kamloops City Council is being asked to amend planning guidelines to allow for less sustainable development in the Aberdeen area. You read that right, at a time when the [Continue]
EDITORIAL – ‘Ban the deed, not the breed’ approach isn’t good enough

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I WASN’T GOING TO jump into the pitbull debate because, well, I’ve written about these dogs for quite a few years now and attacks keep happening. Many communities severely restrict pit bulls, some ban them outright. [Continue]
BEPPLE – Why there’s hope for rapid changes to ingrained racism

IT WILL TAKE DECADES to change the ingrained racism embedded in our society. That’s what a well-informed, well-connected senior statesman of the community told me the other day. We just don’t change that easily is what they said. Perhaps. Except [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Assault on 71-year-old security guard deserves extra punishment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MEDIA HAVE A BAD HABIT of stereotyping older folks as helpless; others have an equally bad habit of stereotyping them as irrelevant. Anybody over the age of 59 is, in the eyes of reporters who yet have little experience [Continue]

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SUZUKI – Reflections from an elder in isolation

July 3, 2020 // 1 Comment

I’M FORTUNATE. This slowdown is giving me time with my grandchildren who are with me, and to think about what has mattered most in my life, what has given me the greatest [Continue]
GUN CONTROL – Why Canada’s gun ban won’t put a stop to the shootings

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SUZUKI – Multiple crises signal the need to change course

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SUZUKI – Reimagining streets could lead to healthier cities

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COMMUNITY – Hot Nite in the City cancelled but will be back in 2021

July 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

For 25 years, Hot Nite in the City has created a Downtown attraction for car enthusiasts. Planning for the Hot Nite in the City event requires a significant commitment from [Continue]
POLICE – Man dead after being attacked by pit bull at home he was visiting

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McARTHUR ISLAND – Work on upgrades to ring road will begin next week

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CANADA DAY – Kamloops celebrations will carry on, virtually speaking

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