CHARBONNEAU – Populism has lost its meaning
USE OF THE WORD populism has become more popular says Sylvia Stead, public editor of the Globe and Mail: “There has certainly been a surge in references to ‘populist’ [Continue]
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EDITORIAL – Nine billion reasons we should use cloth shopping bags
An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHILE I WAS contemplating Wednesday’s editorial on plastic bags, I happened to pick up a copy of the National Post and [Continue]
WILDFIRES – Videos show details of destruction at Loon Lake
A pair of videos released by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Wednesday (July 26, 2017) show details of the destruction at Loon Lake from the Elephant Hill wildfire. One [Continue]
WILDFIRES – Evacuation order, alert expanded for Monte Lake
A wildfire evacuation order and an evacuation alert declared Wednesday evening (July 26, 2017) in the Monte Lake area were both expanded at about 9 p.m. The fire — known as [Continue]
EDITORIAL – The horror of separating plastic bags from our recycling
An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IMAGINE, if you will, a household recycling bin. We all have them, right? We take a pop can and toss it into the bin, because [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Is the chamber of commerce still relevant?
LAST WEEK at City Council, the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce was a topic of conversation and concern. In a letter to the City, the Chamber, on behalf of all their members, [Continue]
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