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CHARBONNEAU – Those with incurable mental illness should qualify for MAID

June 11, 2026 // 1 Comment

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT continues to deny those with incurable mental illness access to Medical Assistance in Dying. It’s based on the mistaken notion that a mental world [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – How are you liking those downtown parking rates now?

June 9, 2026 // 2 Comments

HOW DO YOU LIKE parking in downtown Kamloops these days? You’ve probably noticed you’re paying more than you used to. As of June 1, and as part of a long-term plan, both [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – OneBC ‘town hall’ was lively but it was nothing to fear

June 8, 2026 // 10 Comments

Click on images to enlarge. (Images: Mel Rothenburger) IT WAS LIVELY but well-behaved, at least for the most part. That, I think, sums up Sunday night’s (June 7, 2026) much [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City’s handling of permit ensured major publicity for OneBC

June 6, 2026 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BUNGLING PUBLIC RELATIONS isn’t brand new for City Hall, and its handling of the OneBC town hall meeting is another great example of how [Continue]

EDITORIAL – There is only one option on what to do about the Red Bridge

June 5, 2026 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CAN’T WAIT to walk across the brand new pedestrian and cycling bridge, where the Red Bridge used to be, to shop for tires, sprinkling [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The OneBC event – what is the cost of freedom of speech?

June 4, 2026 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FREEDOM OF SPEECH is a tricky thing. As we all know, it isn’t absolute, but we have to be careful when we get tempted to restrict it. We [Continue]