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EDITORIAL – Living in pothole country is getting to be very expensive

February 28, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LET’S FACE IT, we live in pothole country. With this endless freeze-thaw-freeze cycle we’re in, we have a bumper crop of potholes. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Council should encourage dialogue with public, not shut it down

February 27, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S NOTHING UNUSUAL, or wrong, with putting limits on how long members of the public can speak to City council either at regular [Continue]

KNOX – Should we change the name of British Columbia?

February 26, 2023 // 3 Comments

HOW BRITISH is British Columbia? Not very. Or, at least, not as British as it used to be. The ties between B.C. and Blighty aren’t what they were, even in Victoria, once [Continue]

POLICE – Suspects sought in second shooting of same man in five months

February 25, 2023 // 0 Comments

A Kamloops man was taken to hospital today (Feb. 25, 2023) after becoming the victim of a shooting for the second time in five months. Just after 3 a.m., Kamloops RCMP were [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Changing attitudes on use of spanking to discipline kids

February 25, 2023 // 0 Comments

‘UP FRONT!’ I remember the words of my high school French teacher oh so well. Learning French was a challenge for me; languages other than English don’t come easily. [Continue]

PETERS – Pineview announcement is great; Kamloops needs more

February 25, 2023 // 2 Comments

THE PROVINCIAL NDP GOVERNMENT missed an opportunity to score some major political points in Kamloops this week when it inexplicably announced approval for a new school in [Continue]