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EDITORIAL – New crop of downtown parking kiosks will be big improvement

January 15, 2026 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘FREE AT LAST’ might be the cry of downtown drivers, shouted from the mountain tops, when the last of the current parking kiosks [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Prostate cancer deaths rise as simple test unused

January 15, 2026 // 1 Comment

A SIMPLE BLOOD TEST can reveal the early presence of prostate cancer but its use has been discouraged. Rates of incurable prostate cancer have jumped 50 per cent in Canadian [Continue]

LETTER – Mayor Hamer-Jackson: I won’t apologize for slideshow that didn’t exist

January 14, 2026 // 1 Comment

Following is a letter today, January 14, 2026, from Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, which he entitles, “Factual Statement from Mayor Hamer-Jackson.” To: Members of [Continue]

SINGH – Would you run for election to a seat on Kamloops City council?

January 14, 2026 // 1 Comment

By ARJUN SINGH Kamloops Chronicle I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE several years ago of attending the International Association of Public Participation conference in Halifax, Nova [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – It’s an election year; silly season is coming

January 14, 2026 // 3 Comments

WELCOME to Silly Season — it’s an election year. The term “silly season” was coined to describe the uneventful media days of late summer when the kids were out of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – When the City’s news releases become propaganda

January 13, 2026 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NEWS RELEASES are supposed to provide information, right? Propaganda, on the other hand, is defined as bias designed to promote a political [Continue]