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EDITORIAL – Time to figure out how we’re going to pay for the pandemic

October 1, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ISN’T IT AMAZING how a pandemic can change our entire attitude about debt? The federal government has spent more than $150 billion in [Continue]

BEPPLE – Women belong as candidates in provincial elections

September 30, 2020 // 4 Comments

ON MONDAY Monday (Sept 28, 2020), Kamloops City Councillor Sadie Hunter declared that she was the BC NDP candidate for Kamloops-North Thompson in the upcoming B.C. provincial [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Stuart Wood needs to be recommissioned as a school

September 29, 2020 // 11 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE DOWNTOWN CORE is getting crowded. New apartment blocks are densifying the heart of the city. With 445 units in the new City Gardens [Continue]

GINTA – Proper laws and responsible humans can prevent animal abuse

September 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

THE STORY HIT THE NEWS THREE DAYS AGO, but it’s already buried under so many others that have emerged since. It was yet another story about animal cruelty, and sadly, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mail-in voting soars but will it boost the turnout?

September 28, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. VOTING BY MAIL isn’t something I’ve ever supported but, this time, I’ve filled out my online application for a mail package. It took [Continue]

POLICE – Investigation underway after shot fired in alley behind Fortune Drive

September 27, 2020 // 0 Comments

Police are investigating a shooting incident in the alley behind Fortune Drive on Saturday night (Sept. 26, 2020). Kamloops RCMP responded to a report of shots fired in an [Continue]