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POLICE – Suspect sought in pepper spray incident on Victoria Street

January 31, 2017 // 0 Comments

Kamloops RCMP are looking for a suspect and motive in a pepper spray incident that occurred Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 31, 2017). At about 2:10 p.m. a man discharged pepper [Continue]

THE ATTACK – Prime Minister Trudeau, Premier Clark: ‘We grieve’

January 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued the following statement after hearing of the fatal shooting at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec located in the Ste-Foy [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Raising legal smoking age to 21 isn’t such a crazy idea after all

January 24, 2017 // 3 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. RAISING THE AGE for legal smoking from 19 to 21 isn’t as crazy and pointless as it sounds. Health Minister Terry Lake has [Continue]

FORSETH – The ‘We really needed another press release’ department

January 23, 2017 // 3 Comments

SERIOUSLY, the B.C. Liberal government decided in its wisdom (and of course the wise stewardship of our tax dollars) that there had to be a media release to announce the [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Questions remain about LNG tax rates for proponents

January 22, 2017 // 1 Comment

IN THIS week’s column (January 17, 2017), I mistakenly described BC Hydro’s eDrive rate as being dissimilar from their Industrial rate. In fact, Jennifer Siddon, [Continue]

Airlines add flights in Kamloops to get fog-stranded passengers on their way

December 29, 2016 // 0 Comments

Kamloops’ major air carriers will move yesterday’s weather bound travelers with additional flights today. WestJet will operate one additional flight and Air Canada [Continue]