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EDITORIAL – A true slate election looks more and more unlikely for Kamloops

July 14, 2026 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CLOSER WE GET to this autumn’s municipal election, the less likely it gets that we’ll have a battle of slates. When Pivot [Continue]

REID ALL ABOUT IT – Council didn’t like his mike complaint so they cut him off

July 14, 2026 // 4 Comments

Today’s (July 14, 2026) glimpse into the mayoral life of Reid Hamer-Jackson. WHAT DOES a City council do when the mayor complains about having his microphone cut off [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Will Alberta be happy with another pipeline through B.C.?

July 9, 2026 // 1 Comment

THEY WEREN’T HAPPY after we bought the first one for them. It cost Canadians $34 billion and took six years to build. We received little thanks for our gift. Albertans [Continue]

WILDFIRES – Heavy smoke causes City to adjust municipal operations

July 8, 2026 // 2 Comments

Regional wildfire smoke is causing municipal operations to be adjusted accordingly, says City Hall. “Conditions can change quickly as wildfire smoke moves through the [Continue]

SINGH – When the taps ran dry in Kamloops

July 7, 2026 // 3 Comments

By ARJUN SINGH The Kamloops Chronicle THE EAST KAMLOOPS water main break — which cut off water to a large swath of the city — is arguably the most serious failure of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New pipeline plan is a sure sign that we live in a world gone insane

July 4, 2026 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HAS THE WORLD gone stark raving mad? The announcement of plans to build the proposed Alberta-through-B.C. oil pipeline is being greeted as [Continue]