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EDITORIAL – Yes, Virginia, there is a pandemic; it’s not just media hype

March 19, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘THE HONEYMOON PHASE’ is an odd way to describe what’s going on with COVID-19 right now but it describes the public’s attitude to [Continue]

PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE – Referendum officially postponed

March 18, 2020 // 0 Comments

The referendum on a performing arts centre for Kamloops has been postponed, the provincial government announced tonight (Wednesday, March 18, 2020). The announcement came at [Continue]

TNRD closes its offices to the public until further notice

March 18, 2020 // 0 Comments

TNRD news release today, March 18, 2020: Due to the rapidly changing situation around COVID-19, the Province of British Columbia has declared a State of Emergency. As a [Continue]

BEPPLE – Social distance does not have to mean isolation from community

March 18, 2020 // 4 Comments

‘SECOND VERSE, same as the first. Just a little bit louder and a whole lot worse.” That was a line from a Girl Guide song I sang as a girl. It went on in a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Time to take the wraps off the secret Wet’suwet’en deal

March 18, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF YOU GOOGLE WET’SUWET’EN these days, most of what pops up is two weeks old. The country has, at least temporarily, forgotten about the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Postponing PAC referendum the smart thing to do

March 17, 2020 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. POSTPONING THE REFERENDUM on a new performing arts centre is the only logical thing to do. At this writing, the City of Kamloops is taking a [Continue]