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HAMER-JACKSON – Mayor scheduled for heart surgery in Kelowna today

October 28, 2026 // 1 Comment

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is in Kelowna General Hospital for heart surgery today (Oct. 28, 2026). The mayor, who suffered a heart attack Oct. 13, was transferred from Royal [Continue]

JOHNSON – What to expect from B.C.’s new government, and it’s not all good

October 28, 2026 // 5 Comments

OK … SO I AM gonna go out on a limb, and blindly forecast the next four years or less, after we voted in a Conservative majority. To be clear, there is no way we can [Continue]

CITY COUNCIL – Praise, congrats, advice and a tearful so long at final meeting

October 27, 2026 // 5 Comments

Mutual praise, self-congratulations, advice for newcomers and a few tears marked the wrap-up of the final meeting today (Oct. 27, 2026) of the 2022-2026 Kamloops City [Continue]

REID ALL ABOUT IT – Clock ticks down on the mayor’s final week in office

October 27, 2026 // 3 Comments

An occasional (and likely the final) glimpse into the mayoral life of Reid Hamer-Jackson. FOR ONE MORE WEEK, Reid Hamer-Jackson is the mayor of Kamloops. Until Mike [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How Peter Milobar became kingmaker in stunning election upset

October 26, 2026 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A COUPLE OF WEEKS before Kerri-Lynne Findlay finally quit as leader of the B.C. Conservative party, loyal MLA Lorne Doerkson said in a radio [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Surprise wasn’t that Conservatives won, it was by how much

October 24, 2026 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE SURPRISE in today’s (Oct. 24, 2026) provincial election is not that the BC Conservatives defeated the BC NDP and will form the next [Continue]