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IN THE HOUSE – Federal help for long-term care homes comes too late

January 29, 2021 // 2 Comments

Excerpt from remarks by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod in Parliament this week on the COVID-19 pandemic. WE KNOW THAT the vast majority of the deaths from the [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Confidence in Canada’s vaccine rollout plummets

January 29, 2021 // 1 Comment

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE January 29, 2021 – Is now the winter of our vaccine distribution discontent? As questions and criticism over the federal government’s decisions [Continue]

POLICE – Search on for suspect in spitting assault in store

January 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

Kamloops RCMP are turning to the public to help identify a suspect in an alleged spitting assault earlier this month. On Jan. 12, around 2:13 p.m., officers were called to a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Parkcrest timeline turns out to be like any other project

January 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I HATE TO RAIN on anyone’s parade, but I’m not quite as excited about the Parkcrest elementary announcement as everyone else. Certainly, [Continue]

BEPPLE – Words from a friend show we’re going in the right direction

January 27, 2021 // 0 Comments

THIS WEEK, I GOT a lovely letter from an 86-year-old friend. In it was the news that she had been vaccinated from Covid. All the news reports, and Twitter tweets I read [Continue]

EDITORIAL: Maybe we’ve finally gotten the COVID message with RIH outbreak

January 27, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK at Royal Inland Hospital is being described by some as “a reality check” or “wake-up call.” In other [Continue]