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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]

EDITORIAL – Instead of relaxing the laws on AR-15 rifle, let’s ban it

November 8, 2017 // 8 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EVERY TIME the gun debate flares up south of border, we Canadians are drawn into it. So it is now, as funerals are arranged [Continue]

CITY COUNCIL – $100,000 downtown parking study rejected on tie vote

November 7, 2017 // 7 Comments

A $100,000 downtown parking study was rejected by Kamloops City council on the closest of votes Tuesday (Nov. 7, 2017). After more than an hour of debate, the proposed study [Continue]

POLICE – Arrest made in Holt Street apartment shooting

November 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

Kamloops RCMP have arrested a 28-year-old Kamloops man who allegedly fired a gun in an apartment building on Holt Street Nov. 4. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said today (Tuesday, Nov. [Continue]