CHARBONNEAU – Homeless cannot set fires for heat, cooking
WILL BEATTY, Emergency Preparedness Manager for the City of Kamloops, suggests that the homeless could be justified in setting open fires. “We have to understand that [Continue]
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EDITORIAL – Return to Four Pillars a hopeful sign in battle against addictions
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FOUR PILLARS are back. Once the centre of a strategy to tackle the drug crisis, the approach has seldom been mentioned in recent years [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Like everyone else, police deserve a break every once in a while
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. POLICE ARE HUMAN TOO. A couple of recent news reports confirm it. In one case, RCMP officers were accused of making insensitive remarks [Continue]
POLICE – East Trans Canada near Lafarge reopened after fatal collision
The highway east of Kamloops reopened this afternoon while the investigation into a fatal collision that caused its westbound closure is ongoing. On May 2, 2023, just before [Continue]
FIRE – Suspect in custody charged with two counts of arson in alleyway fires
A Kamloops man is scheduled to appear in court today (May 2, 2023), after he was arrested this weekend and charged with arson. On April 30, 2023, around 6:45 p.m., Kamloops [Continue]
LETTER – Fire mitigation work will be done in city’s most high-risk areas
NOTE: The following is a response to an inquiry to the City as described in an earlier letter to the editor from Alan Forseth. Included his Alan’s reply to the fire [Continue]
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