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ROTHENBURGER – The mayor holds on but who’s waiting in the wings?

May 10, 2024 // 7 Comments

THE RESIGNATION of Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is going over, as we used to say, like a lead balloon. Or, as some might say these days, like a bucket of farts. It took all of [Continue]

FIRE – Man dies in Blackpool fire, another taken to hospital with burns

May 9, 2024 // 0 Comments

One person died, and another person was taken to hospital as a result of a fire at a home in Blackpool on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Blackpool Fire Rescue responded to a report [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Huxley’s futuristic solution to the ‘drug problem’

May 9, 2024 // 7 Comments

ALDOUS HUXLEY came up with a solution to the drug problem of the day in his dystopian novel Brave New World. Huxley’s book is set in the World State city of London in AD [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Party leaders have never been less popular than now

May 9, 2024 // 0 Comments

For the first time since 1974, all three major federal party leaders score at least -12 in approval By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE May 9, 2024 – Many pundits and observers have [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Do Kamloops City councillors deserve a raise in their pay?

May 9, 2024 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A BIZARRE RECOMMENDATION in Henry Braun’s report on Kamloops City council’s dysfunctionality this week was that City councillors deserve [Continue]

POLICE – Uptick in shootings prompts RCMP warning to public about risk

May 8, 2024 // 3 Comments

An uptick in violence associated with an organized crime conflict has Kamloops police warning residents about an increased risk to public safety. The warning comes following [Continue]