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EDITORIAL – Good news and bad news about women in civic politics

October 23, 2018 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LOOKING AT THE RESULTS of last weekend’s civic election, it might seem that despite all the efforts to get more women involved in local [Continue]

GINTA – Hope can reign supreme even under the most dire circumstances

October 22, 2018 // 0 Comments

I STARTED WRITING this column before Saturday. It was to be about the environmental mess we’re in, according to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Lack of experience on council presents challenges

October 22, 2018 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS VOTERS were cautious Saturday, electing a steady-as-she-goes City council they trust will be good day-to-day stewards of their [Continue]

KNOX – No reefer madness as legalization begins in Great Weed North

October 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

TOMMY CHONG almost didn’t make it to Victoria on Wednesday. The 80-year-old Canadian cannabis legend was scheduled to mark the first day of legalization in the Great Weed [Continue]

PETERS – Not a person in Kamloops could have defeated Ken Christian

October 21, 2018 // 1 Comment

THE CONCLUSION of Saturday’s mayoral election in Kamloops was as foregone as the conclusion to the movie Titanic. Ken Christian was going to defeat William Turnbull, [Continue]

CIVIC ELECTION 2018 – Big changes around the regional board table

October 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD Half the faces at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District table will be new when the incoming board is sworn in Nov. 8. As [Continue]