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PASSING – Former Kamloops City councillor John DeCicco passes away

January 23, 2024 // 5 Comments

Former Kamloops City councillor John DeCicco died yesterday (Monday, Jan. 22, 2024). He was 79. DeCicco served on City council from 1999 to 2011. During that time, council [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mourning the loss of the city’s daily newspaper 10 years ago

January 23, 2024 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TEN YEARS AGO, in January 2014, Kamloops lost its daily newspaper. I don’t think the city has fully recovered. The Kamloops Daily News [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Liberal voters unenthusiastic about their party

January 22, 2024 // 1 Comment

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE January 22, 2024 – A new year is revealing a massive gap in enthusiasm between the two parties most likely to form government after the next federal [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – PAC report and $120-million estimate will raise eyebrows

January 22, 2024 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LET’S UPDATE the ever-changing arithmetic for the performing arts centre. The latest number to keep in mind is $120 million — that’s [Continue]

COLLINS – More empty promises for help go down the drain

January 21, 2024 // 6 Comments

HOW QUICKLY things change. Not too long ago, I wrote that help for Ukraine would last until something bigger came along in the news cycle. This, in the midst of Ukraine’s [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Why Bepple’s motion on Gaza is suddenly a non-starter

January 20, 2024 // 20 Comments

SO THE BEPPLE MOTION on Gaza is dead, gone in the fog of war. The councillor will formally withdraw her notice of motion at Kamloops City council’s regular meeting Tuesday. [Continue]