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EDITORIAL – Sept. 16 would be a dumb time to hold civic by-election

June 27, 2017 // 6 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS can seem too long sometimes, but holding a by-election for a new Kamloops mayor and two councillors on [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Friends, this throne speech is one that bridges the divide…’

June 27, 2017 // 2 Comments

Excerpts from the maiden speech of Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar during debate on the Speech from the Throne, Monday, June 26, 2017. P. Milobar: It is an honour [Continue]

FEDERAL POLITICS – High noon at the Senate

June 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

By DOREEN BARRIE Assistant professor Political Science Department University of Calgary IS JUSTIN TRUDEAU a political pyromaniac? He set the match under Liberal senators in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What kind of a mayor will Kamloops get on September 30?

June 26, 2017 // 8 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LETTERS OF RESIGNATION have been received and, tomorrow, Kamloops City council will set Sept. 30 as the date for a [Continue]

MacFADYEN – For better or worse, Canada and the U.S. are intertwined

June 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

IT’S FITTING that Canada and the United States both celebrate the official birth of their countries on two days so close together in July. The two nations’ historical [Continue]

COLLINS – Time for new theories on our great society

June 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

THIS SEEMS to be the week for theories. Our Armchair Mayor, who seems to be getting pretty relaxed in that couch of his, has been speculating on all sorts of things while he [Continue]