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BEPPLE – Enjoy the rest of the summer, no matter the smokey skies

July 15, 2023 // 6 Comments

WE ARE WELL INTO the Dog Days of summer. July 3 to August 11 are so named for the star Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, which appears in the sky at this time. Dog Days are [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Recall legislation doesn’t exist for local governments, but it should

July 15, 2023 // 2 Comments

THE MOST COMMON QUESTION I get asked these days is, “How do we fire a City council?” The answer is, very slowly, if at all. It’s hard enough getting rid of one member [Continue]

PETERS – There’s no such thing as a secret lake

July 15, 2023 // 1 Comment

EARLIER THIS WEEK, CFJC posted a photo of a woman kayaking on Kentucky Lake to our Facebook page. The photo had been submitted by a member of the public and included the [Continue]

WATER USE – Mayor urges usage reductions in face of drought conditions

July 14, 2023 // 4 Comments

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is urging Kamloops residents to be proactive by reducing personal and commercial water use as drought conditions worsen. Bowinn Ma, Minister of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Once it was too soon for another library; now it might be too late

July 13, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LIBRARIES ARE WONDERFUL. They give us knowledge and they give us community gathering places. So it’s not surprising that the [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Follow the stars and lose your money

July 13, 2023 // 0 Comments

INVESTORS, HEARING of a “good thing” but don’t have a clue, look to the stars for advice. It has always been so. We elevate ordinary people to the level of gods, only [Continue]