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EDITORIAL – Do we have to build cages around the nice things in our city?

July 19, 2022 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PUBLIC ART, as I’ve often written before, is bound to be controversial because of the fact it’s so public. Here in the Tournament [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Armchair wildfire experts should wait for some facts

July 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE WAS MUCH to criticize in B.C.’s response to last summer’s wildfires but could we wait until there’s actually something to [Continue]

KNOX – The big job search – Are you working to live, or living to work?

July 17, 2022 // 1 Comment

I TOOK A TUMBLE recently, the weight of my great big giant head having momentarily thrown me off balance. It meant I got to ride in an ambulance, though, which was cool, even [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The long and sad history of homelessness in Kamloops

July 16, 2022 // 2 Comments

IT MIGHT SEEM that homelessness is a relatively new issue in Kamloops but, in fact, it’s been around for more than 125 years — basically since the city was incorporated. [Continue]

POLICE – Woman robbed while walking to her car in downtown area

July 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

Kamloops RCMP said today (July 14, 2022) they are investigating after a woman reported being robbed downtown last Thursday. According to the report received by police, the [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – I want an improved health span, not life span

July 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

I PROBABLY WON’T won’t die of “old age.” More likely, I’ll die of some disease associated with growing older. For too many of us, health span is reduced by [Continue]