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EDITORIAL – Council candidates should just say no to “Yes or No” questions

October 15, 2018 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PITY THE POOR civic election candidates. One of their burdens during campaigns is to respond to a seemingly unending series of [Continue]

KNOX – Dr. Bud answers essential questions about legalization of pot

October 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

Be prepared: this coming Wednesday, Kamloops becomes the Amsterdam of Canada NEXT WEEK’S CHANGES to Canada’s marijuana laws are like next week’s local elections. [Continue]

PETERS – Oct. 17 looms, consequences of cannabis legalization are still hazy

October 13, 2018 // 1 Comment

BY THIS TIME NEXT WEEK, we’ll all be smoking pot. Or at least, we’ll be able to smoke pot legally, trusting of course that there are no underagers in the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Announcing winners of the 2018 ‘Best Civic Election Signs’

October 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

WITH ALL THE ISSUES to talk about in the civic election — parking, businesses taxes, dirty needles, the performing arts centre, housing and so on and so on — we seem to [Continue]

OPEN LETTER – A challenge to Fair Vote Kamloops on the prop rep referendum

October 12, 2018 // 5 Comments

AN OPEN LETTER TO FAIR VOTE KAMLOOPS: The upcoming referendum on electoral change is one of the most important decisions British Columbians will make for a long time to come. [Continue]

POLITICS – Cathy McLeod says she’s ready to run again in 2019 election

October 12, 2018 // 3 Comments

Cathy McLeod will run again in the next federal election. McLeod, the MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, announced today (Oct. 12, 2018) she will be the Conservative candidate [Continue]