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EDITORIAL – Let’s cheer for TRU to ignore council’s ultimatum on overpass

February 7, 2024 // 21 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HARDBALL WAS THE NAME of the game at Tuesday’s City council meeting as council members lambasted TRU over the proposed $10-million [Continue]

COUNCIL – Hall accuses RHJ of being ‘weak-kneed’ as PAC money approved

February 6, 2024 // 9 Comments

The proposed Kamloops performing arts centre will go to the next step after City council today (Feb. 6, 2024) approved borrowing $7 million for detailed design. Proponent Ron [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Support for Ukraine dropping after two years of conflict

February 6, 2024 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE February 6, 2024 – February 24 will mark two years of bloody and devastating war initiated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. As both sides [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City-TNRD team approach to PAC challenging but worth exploring

February 6, 2024 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WITH THE ARTS CENTRE back for discussion, the City, at the prompting of Coun. Dale Bass, wants to talk to the regional district about [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What should Kamloops build as a really ‘iconic structure’?

February 5, 2024 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TOURISM KAMLOOPS wants to build an “iconic structure” for Kamloops. It just doesn’t know what it will be yet. Or where it will go. But [Continue]

LETTER – South Shore gets a lot of major projects; what about the North Shore?

February 4, 2024 // 9 Comments

Outdoor ice rink and TRU overpass: I’m writing so that you may consider my concerns about the above two projects coming before council on Tuesday. My concerns aren’t only [Continue]