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ROTHENBURGER – Frootloops council looks ahead to a brand new decade

December 21, 2019 // 2 Comments

FROOTLOOPS COUNCIL gathers for its last meeting of the decade. His Wordship Mayor Ken Kringle bangs his gavel. MAYOR KRINGLE: I call the meeting to order. May I first [Continue]

PETERS – Parkcrest fire report raises a new set of important questions

December 21, 2019 // 2 Comments

HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW about the fire that destroyed Parkcrest Elementary School in September: The fire started in the space between the drop ceiling and the roof, and while [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The supervolcano that is quietly cooking next door to us

December 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

THE HORRIFIC DEATHS of 16 tourists on White Island, New Zealand, are a reminder of the lethal force of volcanoes. Lillani Hopkins, a 22-year-old student, witnessed the [Continue]

LETTER – More input needed from emergency services on one-way issue

December 20, 2019 // 1 Comment

Dear Mel, I think there needs to be more input from some of the important players who are going to have an ongoing interest in the traffic pattern in downtown Kamloops. Those [Continue]

VICTORIA STREET WEST – Work on improvements takes a short break

December 19, 2019 // 1 Comment

Work on the Victoria Street West Improvements Project will take a holiday break tomorrow (Dec. 20, 2019), the City said in an update today. Weather permitting, Extreme [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Shutting down pipeline through Westsyde raises other issues

December 18, 2019 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A REVIEW OF HISTORY is in order on a proposal to shut down the Trans Mountain pipeline through Westsyde. Coun. Denis Walsh submitted a Hail [Continue]