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ArmchairMayor.ca is a forum about Kamloops and the world. It has more than one million views. Mel Rothenburger is the former Editor of The Daily News in Kamloops, B.C. (retiring in 2012), and past mayor of Kamloops (1999-2005). At ArmchairMayor.ca he is the publisher, editor, news editor, city editor, reporter, webmaster, and just about anything else you can think of. He is grateful for the contributions of several local columnists. This blog doesn't require a subscription but gratefully accepts donations to help defray costs.

Raeside — The ship comes in for LNG

July 18, 2014 // 0 Comments

After all this time, we’re still careless about playing with fire

July 18, 2014 // 0 Comments

FRIDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — Wildfires are frightening beasts. The really big ones create their own weather systems and cover ground faster than a human being can run. If [Continue]

Aggressive wildfire behaviour challenges crews

July 17, 2014 // 1 Comment

NEWS/ WILDFIRES — Five wildfires of note in the Kamloops Fire Centre have challenged firefighters today (Thursday) as they continue to burn aggressively. The Wildfire [Continue]

West Kelowna residents being evacuated from wildfire area

July 17, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ WILDFIRE — An evacuation order was issued today (Thursday) for residents living in the West Kelowna area due to a small wildfire burning above Smith Creek. The fire [Continue]

TRU mum on reports student may have been on doomed Malaysian Airlines plane

July 17, 2014 // 1 Comment

NEWS — Thompson Rivers University is being swamped with calls today about a possible connection to the crash of a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet on the Russia-Ukraine [Continue]

84-year-old Surrey man who died after incident at Paul Lake identified

July 17, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — The man who died following an incident at Paul Lake on July 12 has been identified. The B.C. Corners Service said today he was Lyle Johnston, aged 84, from Surrey. [Continue]

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