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COMMUNITY – New curling, racquet complex to replace Memorial Arena

January 23, 2026 // 4 Comments

A new curling and racket sports complex will rise in place of the Memorial Arena and Kamloops Curling Club on Victoria Street, the City announced today (Jan. 23, 2026). [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Paring down of City’s tax increase will please some, not others

January 22, 2026 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS TAXPAYERS are probably feeling a little better after Tuesday’s (Jan. 20, 2026) committee of the whole meeting in which [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – B.C.’s beautiful decriminalization failure

January 22, 2026 // 1 Comment

IT WAS A WONDERFUL attempt to reverse a century of criminalization but political reality and toxic drugs got in the way. The election cycle of four years leaves little time [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City Hall must do better in providing public access to its meetings

January 20, 2026 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AN INTERESTING EXCHANGE has been going on between Kamloops Citizens United and City Hall this past week. KCU complained that a number of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Feeling Blue Monday? Cheer up, things could be worse, right?

January 19, 2026 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FEELING DEPRESSED today? Well, it’s Blue Monday and that’s the way we’re supposed to feel. The third Friday in January [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Peter Milobar has to be considered frontrunner in leader’s race

January 17, 2026 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S A LONG WAY to go before the new leader of the Conservative Party of BC will be chosen but Peter Milobar has to be considered [Continue]