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ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Sunday shopping definitely a yes or no question

April 18, 2025 // 0 Comments

Sunday shopping hasn’t been an issue for a long time, but 40 years ago it was a hot topic. That, plus a bit about what we call our sports teams, and an anecdote about hopes [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Fixing design shortcomings of cancer centre worth waiting for

April 12, 2025 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT A STRANGE turn of events on the Kamloops cancer treatment centre. The community has been lobbying for it, begging, demanding [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Who’s the champ of word mangling at City Hall?

April 11, 2025 // 3 Comments

If you sometimes shake your head at the state of the English language, rest assured mangling our native tongue isn’t restricted to any particular segment of society, nor [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Messed up riding boundaries guarantee confusion

April 9, 2025 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE NOMINATION DEADLINE has passed and the slates are set for the April 28 federal election. In Kamloops, the choices are scant. In the new [Continue]

COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR – ‘Keep budget increase to 2%, and cut councillors’ and managers’ pay’

April 7, 2025 // 4 Comments

A conversation with Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson as Kamloops City council ponders the annual budget and tax rate increase for residents, which is now expected to be just over [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – How TNRD directors set up their pay raise to avoid a ‘cheese grater’

April 5, 2025 // 2 Comments

WHEN REGIONAL DIRECTORS gave themselves a small raise for the coming year, it was done through a motion that received no debate and a quick vote. That was in February. When [Continue]