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ARTS/ ENTERTAINMENT – Shovels officially in the ground for arts centre

November 26, 2025 // 0 Comments

Shovels hit the dirt today to get construction of Kamloops’ new performing arts theatre officially underway. The digging consisted of a couple of tosses of soil that [Continue]

LETTER – Build first, explain later — the real story behind the arts centre

November 25, 2025 // 1 Comment

The news that the performing arts centre (PAC) cost has climbed to $211 million shouldn’t surprise anyone—least of all City Hall. The AAP capped borrowing at $140 [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mayor’s proposal to relocate PAC is an idea that came too late

November 25, 2025 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WITH A GROUNDBREAKING ceremony for the performing arts centre set for Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 25, 2025) at the site of the former Kamloops [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Killing more grizzly bears won’t keep people safer in the woods

November 24, 2025 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE B.C. WILDLIFE FEDERATION wasted no time in trying to take advantage of a terrible bear attack near Bella Coola for political purposes. A [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Voting UNDRIP into law in B.C. was an act of betrayal’

November 21, 2025 // 2 Comments

Excerpt from debate during Question Period in the B.C. Legislature on Thursday, Nov 20, 2025 between Tara Armstrong, MLA for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream, and Premier [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How it’s up to taxpayers to fix spending troubles in River City

November 21, 2025 // 12 Comments

‘Well, ya got trouble, my friend, right here ‘I say, trouble right here in River City.’ – Lyrics from ‘Ya Got Trouble,’ The Music Man An editorial by [Continue]