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July 10, 2020 in Page One // POLICE – Arrest made in connection with body found near apartment block
July 10, 2020 in Feedback // LETTER – Attack by a pit bull is traumatic, can take years to recover
July 10, 2020 in News // LETTER – Owner of border collie describes sudden attack by pit bull
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

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POLICE – Arrest made in connection with body found near apartment block

July 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

A suspect was arrested today (July 10, 2020) in connection with a body that was left near an alley on Carson Crescent last Nov. 29. The deceased was identified as 66-year-old [Continue]

LETTER – Attack by a pit bull is traumatic, can take years to recover

July 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

Re: ‘Ban the deed, not the breed’ approach isn’t good enough On behalf of National Pit Bull Victim Awareness, I would like to thank Mel Rothenburger for his [Continue]

RITCEY – Aberdeen development must be sustainable

July 9, 2020 // 2 Comments

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 [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘Ban the deed, not the breed’ approach isn’t good enough

July 9, 2020 // 2 Comments

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 [Continue]

BEPPLE – Why there’s hope for rapid changes to ingrained racism

July 8, 2020 // 0 Comments

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 [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Assault on 71-year-old security guard deserves extra punishment

July 8, 2020 // 0 Comments

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 [Continue]

POLICE – RCMP looking for witness to assault involving man walking dog

July 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

Kamloops RCMP are looking for a woman who witnessed an assault on Tranquille Road. They say that on June 28, 2020 at 5 p.m., a man was walking on Tranquille Road with a [Continue]

GINTA – No matter the breed, dog attacks are inexcusable

July 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

THE DEADLY DOG ATTACK that happened in Brocklehurst last week was by far the most commented-on news story in a long time. A witness said the victim had a seizure, which [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Airlines return to cattle-pen bookings as pandemic rages

July 7, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S A BRILLIANT pre-pandemic WestJet TV commercial that involves cattle trying to get on their flight to the lyrics of the rock song [Continue]

POLICE – Mom of 11-month-old finds suspected fentanyl stash in park

July 6, 2020 // 0 Comments

An alert mom saved her 11-month-old tot from harm Sunday after the child found a small container of suspected drugs while playing at McDonald Park. She took it away from the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Time to use a stick to ensure connectivity for all Canadians

July 6, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S A MAJOR SCHISM between urban and rural areas when it comes to the level of services they receive. This has been driven home to me [Continue]

KNOX – Thousands of Canadians trapped in India by COVID-19

July 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

THE PANDEMIC WAS STILL just distant thunder when Narender Cheema’s 80-year-old mother flew to northern India in January. The milder winter season seemed a good time for the [Continue]

PETERS – Will the pandemic cause us to rethink how we care for our seniors?

July 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

AS WE GET OLDER, our worlds tend to get smaller. By the time we are elderly and perhaps living in seniors apartments or a longterm care facility, our worlds can be [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – City’s heritage is being turned into brick fireplaces

July 4, 2020 // 1 Comment

The Armchair Mayor is on staycay this week. In place of his usual editorials and columns we present some blasts from the past. The following column was originally published [Continue]