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KNOX – After Holodomor, more grim history for Ukrainians to pass down

November 27, 2022 // 1 Comment

IT WAS THE FROST-DAMAGED POTATOES that saved Iryna Starostina’s starving grandparents. They had buried and forgotten about the vegetables but dug them up after the Soviets [Continue]

PETERS – Eby’s busy first week bolstered by unexpected surplus

November 26, 2022 // 0 Comments

WHEN DAVID EBY PROMISED to hit the ground running as soon as he gained the premier’s chair, he wasn’t messing around. Eby has made a series of announcements this week [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Committee expects to discuss forensic audit of BC Housing

November 25, 2022 // 0 Comments

Remarks by MLAs Todd Stone and Peter Milobar yesterday (Nov. 24, 2022) during Question Period in the B.C. Legislature. T. Stone: Well, this last week has been full of [Continue]

MILOBAR – First impression of Premier David Eby isn’t a good one

November 24, 2022 // 5 Comments

By PETER MILOBAR MLA, Kamloops-North Thompson THE FIRST TWO WEEKS of David Eby’s premiership should tell you all you need to know about his leadership style. His actions [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Is the 1.5C target on climate emergency still possible?

November 24, 2022 // 1 Comment

I’D LIKE TO FEEL OPTIMISTIC that we can limit the amount of carbon we are pumping into the atmosphere but a number of things are conspiring against a target of 1.5 C. [Continue]

BEPPLE – A sprawling city means higher taxes to maintain services

November 23, 2022 // 3 Comments

I’M NOT SURE who came up with the graphic to begin with, but I first saw it on a tweet by internationally recognized urban planner Brent Toderian of Vancouver. Simply put, [Continue]

COLLINS – Why aren’t we ready for the next atmospheric river event?

November 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

ALTHOUGH THE TERM has been around since the 1990’s, I hadn’t heard the term “atmospheric river” very often. It’s nothing new, but has been described as the [Continue]

KNOX – The day, 80 years ago, when our air force accidentally attacked Canada

November 20, 2022 // 0 Comments

EIGHTY YEARS AGO, the Second World War came home to the Saanich Peninsula. Literally. On Nov. 16, 1942, a Mrs. A. Bramwell was doing the dishes when a bomb plowed through her [Continue]

PETERS – Mayor HJ passes a test by keeping simmering feud under wraps

November 19, 2022 // 0 Comments

WATCHING THE FIRST MEETING the new Kamloops council this week should have left the viewer feeling optimistic. From a procedural perspective, did it run smoothly? Not always. [Continue]

KYLLO – Leaving vulnerable people out in the cold is simply inhumane

November 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

By GREG KYLLO MLA, Shuswap COLD, WET, WINTER WEATHER may be an inconvenience for most of us, but for unhoused individuals in our communities it can lead to serious injury and [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Mentally ill Canadians deserve the right to die with dignity

November 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

MENTALLY ILL Canadians have been excluded from medical assistance in dying (MAID) but that is about to change in a few months. When that option arrives in March, 2023, Canada [Continue]

BEPPLE – Kamloops needs more housing, not just more shelter beds

November 16, 2022 // 3 Comments

AND I’M BACK. My last column with the Armchair Mayor was April 6, 2022. That was the week before I declared I was running for a seat on Kamloops City [Continue]

KNOX – Queen’s portrait is gone from B.C. Ferries, but so is the King’s

November 13, 2022 // 1 Comment

B.C. FERRIES is keelhauling the King. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the corporation has decided to not only remove her portrait from its vessels, but to rid [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Parents stressed at shortage of kids’ pain medication

November 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

Debate between Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and Health Minister Adrian Dix in the B.C. Legislature on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022: T. Stone: … Across British [Continue]