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PETERS – Small town growing pains around parking, gun violence

November 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

KAMLOOPS IS once again teetering on the precipice of becoming a big city, and a lot of its residents would like it to continue being a small town. That juxtaposition is why [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The wars and soldiers we seem to have forgotten

November 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die. — Alfred, Lord Tennyson, the Charge of the Light Brigade TALK TO war veterans, and one of their biggest worries is that [Continue]

AJAX – TNRD could slam the door, but provincial govt could open it again

November 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD The Thompson-Nicola Regional District could slam the door on the Ajax open-pit mine, but the provincial government could [Continue]

WILDFIRES – $100,000 public-art ‘monument’ to recognize volunteers

November 9, 2017 // 5 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD A $100,000 monument honoring wildfire volunteers will be erected at the site that served as the evacuation centre in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Laws against distracted walking go one step too far

November 9, 2017 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HIGHER FINES for distracted driving are now in effect, and the B.C. government announced this week that the next step will [Continue]

McQUARRIE – We need to change our thinking on the war on drugs

November 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

LET’S TALK about crime, drugs, shootings, sex and Kamloops. Actually, forget the sex part as I just tossed that into the mix to get your attention. You see, we had [Continue]