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EDITORIAL – In the aftermath of Portapique, we owe huge debt to RCMP

April 24, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IN THE SAD AFTERMATH of the horrible events in Nova Scotia, questions are being raised about the slowness with which RCMP alerted the public [Continue]

BEPPLE – Good to know that planning for the future has not been forgotten

April 22, 2020 // 3 Comments

PLANNING IS THE REASON we get up every day and the water runs, the lights turn on, the garbage is picked up, the internet is working, and the world keeps turning. It’s hard [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Council’s budget redo solves shortfall but offers little tax relief

April 22, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS RESIDENTS won’t be getting the big tax cut many had likely been hoping for but, all things considered, City council has taken a [Continue]

SUZUKI – Earth Day offers a chance to re-evaluate out path

April 22, 2020 // 1 Comment

EARTH DAY was born on April 22, 1970 — 50 years ago. Since then, the human population has more than doubled, from 3.7 billion to almost eight billion. Our drive toward [Continue]

GINTA – Celebrate spring with simple offerings: food, smiles and no judgment

April 21, 2020 // 0 Comments

ON SATURDAY, OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD was speckled with yellow all over: bags of food donations for the Foodbank. To say that the Kamloops community gave generously would be an [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Now is not the time to call for a freeze on the minimum wage

April 21, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES are never popular with businesses. They insist that higher minimum wages make it tougher for them to make a profit [Continue]