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BEPPLE – Mayor’s race already shaping up as an interesting one

April 6, 2022 // 4 Comments

AND THEN there were four. With current councillor Dieter Dudy throwing his hat in the ring for the mayor’s race in the upcoming October municipal election, Kamloops now has [Continue]

LETTER – Construction of Summit Drive overpass is much needed, long overdue

April 5, 2022 // 5 Comments

THE IDEA OF BUILDING an overpass over Summit Drive to connect the downtown West End of Kamloops with TRU has been in City plans for 15 years or more. The recent announcement [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Here’s what we should all do with our gas-price rebate cheques

April 5, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LAUGHING at Premier John Horgan’s suggestion that electric-vehicle owners donate their gas-price rebate cheques to [Continue]

MILOBAR – NDP government’s gas-price ‘rebate’ is too little, too late

April 4, 2022 // 3 Comments

By PETER MILOBAR MLA, Kamloops-North Thompson COMING FROM SOMEONE who publicly declares, “I don’t understand this affordability stuff,” it’s no surprise that Premier [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Please, let’s do away with the ridiculous Summit overpass idea

April 4, 2022 // 11 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CITY COUNCIL JUST CAN’T STOP talking about a Summit Drive overpass between Thompson Rivers University and College Heights. And they’re [Continue]

KNOX – Picking up COVID test with a float plane just part of the service

April 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

HERE’S AN EYEBROW-RAISER: federal health authorities just paid for a float plane to pick up a woman’s COVID test from Lasqueti Island. No, this is not an April [Continue]