A few snippets from today’s final edition of The Daily News

ARMCHAIR MAYOR SAYS — If you aren’t a subscriber, make sure you get hold of a copy of today’s final edition of The Kamloops Daily News. It’s gut-wrenching, and inspiring.

Here’s a hint of what you’re missing:

“… Changing times doesn’t mean good journalism has to die. It may get harder to find the resources needed to produce it, but I hope there will always be people with the skill and determination to make it happen. May they never give up.”

—   Mark Rogers, new-media editor, The Daily News.

“Wow, what a sad day for Kamloops and for me! I can’t believe there will be no more newspaper waiting for me in the mailbox… Now how will we know if we are still above ground?”

—   Phil Churchill, reader

“Thank you, readers. You have enriched my life and blessed me by welcoming me into your homes both literally and through the written word. It has been such an honour.”

—   Dana Bach, special publications editor

“Who will record our day-to-day realities? Who will remember our daily achievements; our comings and goings?”

—   Laura Graham, reader

“I turned a hobby into a career and covered events I enjoyed including airshows, rodeos, concerts, wildlife, sports, news and more. Few career choices could have matched the excitement and variety. No two days were the same”

—   Keith Anderson, photographer

“I feel part of this community because of The Daily News. Thank you for that. I have lived in communities from one end of the country to the other, and a few years in the U.S., and I have never found a newspaper that is so loved, respected and enjoyed by so many.”

—   Linda Davidson, reader

“Today you hold in your hands the last vestige of that stalwart chronicler of our region’s life for more than eight decades. Can you smell the ink? Are you cursing the press this morning because the black stuff is rubbing off on your fingers? Did it arrive late to you doorstep? Can you hear that gentle crinkle as you turn the pages to your favorite section And when you flip through quickly — maybe to get to Sports, Entertainment, the Opinion page or, in this case, the Obituaries — do you feel a waft of stirred-up air against your face? Savour these last few tangible moments with your old friend.”

— Lorraine Winter, associate editor