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EDITORIAL – Kudos to the Powers That Be for quick recovery on shelter issue

November 17, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE POWERS THAT BE took it on a chin when the big storm came and a couple of homeless shelters that were supposed to open didn’t. I call [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Mentally ill Canadians deserve the right to die with dignity

November 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

MENTALLY ILL Canadians have been excluded from medical assistance in dying (MAID) but that is about to change in a few months. When that option arrives in March, 2023, Canada [Continue]

BEPPLE – Kamloops needs more housing, not just more shelter beds

November 16, 2022 // 3 Comments

AND I’M BACK. My last column with the Armchair Mayor was April 6, 2022. That was the week before I declared I was running for a seat on Kamloops City [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We need to know more about our homeless population

November 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A LESSON ON HOMELESSNESS was delivered to Kamloops City Council yesterday as Bob Hughes of ASK Wellness provided an impassioned overview. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – No matter who becomes new Green leader, the party is done

November 15, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE GREEN PARTY of Canada will have a new leader in another few days. Members began voting Saturday and the announcement of the winner is [Continue]

POLICE – Puppy found abandoned in pickup truck stolen from business

November 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

Kamloops RCMP are seeking to identify the owner of a puppy that was abandoned in a stolen vehicle earlier today (Monday, Nov. 14, 2022) and any information related to a break [Continue]