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(Image: BC Conservative Party)2026-03-28T02:02:10+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/28/stonier-newman-kudos-to-the-city-and-contractors-for-the-outdoor-rink/2026-03-27T17:27:08+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/26/editorial-heres-a-surefire-way-to-shorten-council-meetings-by-an-hour/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rules-mel-26march2026.jpgrules-mel-26march2026(Image: Mel Rothenburger)2026-03-27T13:42:50+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/26/business-beat-b-c-tops-the-list-for-expensive-vacation-homes/2026-03-26T15:23:55+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/26/charbonneau-why-canada-needs-its-own-artificial-intelligence/2026-03-26T03:56:52+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/25/city-council-details-of-public-session-on-shelter-approved-after-another-blowup/2026-03-26T00:33:22+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/25/city-council-foi-inquiry-dropped-but-middleton-criticizes-mayors-actions/2026-03-26T06:44:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/25/business-beat-why-labour-unrest-at-the-post-office-could-roar-back-to-life/2026-03-25T15:46:18+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/25/city-council-mayors-attempt-to-pause-pac-and-arena-lambasted/2026-03-25T18:35:33+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/25/city-council-carshare-potential-to-be-examined-for-non-owners-of-vehicles/2026-03-26T02:56:53+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/24/on-the-beach-annual-clean-up-day-set-for-sunday-april-19/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/beach-cleanup-cofk-2025.pngBeach-cleanup-CofK-2025(Image: City of Kamloops)2026-03-25T18:55:52+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/24/business-location-location-location-farm-property-values-here-and-there/2026-03-24T16:21:24+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/23/forseth-when-it-comes-to-public-fiascos-were-no-longer-the-wild-west/2026-03-23T22:38:00+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/23/business-beat-travel-to-u-s-still-dropping-but-increases-overseas/2026-03-23T16:29:31+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/23/editorial-the-seasons-over-for-the-kamloop-has-it-been-worth-it/2026-03-24T18:16:17+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/20/mayors-foi-information-and-privacy-commissioner-cancels-inquiry/2026-03-21T04:24:33+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/19/charbonneau-hydrogen-at-the-pulp-mill-will-not-make-it-more-efficient/2026-03-20T19:08:05+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/19/business-beat-more-gas-price-increases-are-around-the-corner/2026-03-19T16:29:43+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/18/national-pulse-eby-falls-to-new-low-in-approval-ratings-for-premiers/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/premiers-angusreid-18march2026.jpgScreenshotScreenshot2026-03-18T16:34:50+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/17/city-of-kamloops-new-pricing-posted-on-four-royal-avenue-properties/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/riverfront-lots-forsale-city-march2026.jpgCity lotsPartial view of lots along Rivers Trail. (Image: City of Kamloops)2026-03-17T21:47:34+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/17/taxes-blaming-senior-governments-for-hikes-is-politically-useful-but-false/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/alto-marianne-mayorvictoria-city-of-victoria-march2026.jpgAlto-MarianneMayor Marianne Alto.https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/mcinnis-arthur-grumpytaxpayers.jpgMcInnis, ArthurArthur McInnis.2026-03-17T20:26:34+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/17/poll-british-columbians-strongly-support-protecting-private-property/2026-03-17T16:48:54+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/17/national-pulse-canadians-reject-military-role-in-iran-by-seven-to-one/2026-03-17T16:26:50+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/17/letter-citizens-know-that-mayor-reid-hamer-jackson-is-a-man-with-integrity/2026-03-18T23:14:37+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/17/business-beat-buyers-still-have-the-upper-hand-in-the-housing-market/2026-03-17T16:07:19+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/16/rothenburger-the-tale-of-the-mayors-foi-texts-continues-to-confuse/2026-03-17T14:18:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/13/featured-comment-a-simple-foi-process-has-been-completely-botched/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/foi-motion-10march2026.jpgFOI-motion-10march2026(Image: Mel Rothenburger)2026-03-13T18:03:14+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/12/middleton-council-is-not-using-the-foi-process-to-embarrass-the-mayor/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/middleton-margot.jpgMargot MiddletonCoun. Margot Middleton.2026-03-15T00:09:58+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/12/rothenburger-why-all-involved-should-just-walk-away-from-foi-debacle/2026-03-13T13:44:21+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/12/letter-council-should-act-like-the-communitys-finance-committee/2026-03-13T03:50:13+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/12/charbonneau-daylight-saving-or-standard-time-it-doesnt-matter-to-me/2026-03-12T23:24:30+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/11/city-hall-liquor-consumption-pilot-at-riverside-park-deemed-a-success/2026-03-11T22:10:31+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/11/city-hall-mayor-says-it-was-an-ambush-but-hell-re-send-foi-records/2026-03-11T20:56:29+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/11/national-pulse-only-one-in-four-agree-with-mps-crossing-the-floor/2026-03-11T18:03:41+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/10/editorial-whats-going-on-with-accusations-about-an-foi-request-to-the-mayor/2026-03-12T03:47:00+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/10/city-council-residents-will-get-a-chance-to-weigh-in-on-shelter-extension/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/butler-shelter-2025.jpgButler-shelter-2025Butler Auto property before conversion to an emergency shelter. ((Image: Mel Rothenburger)2026-03-12T04:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/11/city-council-40-million-line-of-credit-wont-affect-property-taxes/2026-03-11T16:02:56+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/10/city-council-mayor-to-try-again-to-put-off-pac-arena-projects-for-a-year/2026-03-11T05:31:06+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/09/letter-questions-about-the-citys-short-term-borrowing-of-40-million/2026-03-11T00:27:23+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/09/police-drivers-urged-to-be-careful-on-extremely-icy-highways-in-region/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/coquihalla-yale-drivebc-09march2026.jpgcoq-yaleCoquihalla at Yale today. (Image: DriveBC screenshot)2026-03-09T17:02:00+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/06/missing-16-year-old-last-seen-feb-28-in-1700-block-of-sunnycrest-avenue/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/wilson-marissa.jpegWilson-MarrisaMarrisa Wilson. (Image: RCMP)2026-03-09T16:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/03/national-post-little-consensus-among-canadians-on-strikes-at-iran/2026-03-09T15:55:42+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/09/editorial-voters-deserve-a-choice-for-mayor-including-reid-hamer-jackson/2026-03-10T01:33:58+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/obituaries/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/walton-bill-march2026.pngWalton-Bill-march2026Bill Walton.https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/fisher-ted-2022.pngFisher, Ted-2022https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/hyslophope-2025.pngHyslop,Hope-2025https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/groppbob-2025.pngGropp,Bob-2025https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/bissonnettesheri-lynn-2025.pngBissonnette,Sheri-Lynn-2025https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/barnett-kerr-helen-2025.pngBarnett (Kerr), Helen-2025https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/phelps-ross-2025.pngPhelps, Ross-2025https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/rose-cris-oct2025.jpgRose, Chrishttps://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sawada-fred-oct2025.jpgSawada, Fredhttps://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/worth-garry.pngWorth-Garry2026-03-09T02:42:38+00:00weekly0.6https://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/09/forseth-focus-on-nine-things-that-will-allow-bc-conservatives-to-win/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/conservatives-bc-leadership-logo-march2026.jpgBCConservatives-logoleadership-2026(Image: Facebook, BC Conservatives)2026-03-10T01:40:18+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/06/botterell-ndp-has-dismantled-freedom-of-information-piece-by-piece/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/botterell-rob-mla-march2026.pngBotterell-Rob-MLA-march2026Rob Botterell, MLA.2026-03-07T02:43:44+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/06/business-beat-gasoline-prices-soar-as-u-s-attacks-on-iran-intensify/2026-03-06T18:30:07+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/06/singh-kamloops-tastes-and-the-bc-conservative-leadership-race/2026-03-06T20:16:25+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/06/rothenburger-a-guide-to-what-theyre-saying-around-the-horseshoe/2026-03-08T02:02:50+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/05/editorial-can-bepple-and-the-mayor-work-together-if-both-are-re-elected/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/council-bepple-rhj-mel.jpgcouncil-bepple-rhj-mel(Image: Mel Rothenburger)https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/bepple-facebook.jpgBepple NancyNancy Bepple. (Image: Facebook)2026-03-09T11:56:20+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/05/charbonneau-canada-needs-its-own-trusted-traveller-program/2026-03-04T21:44:29+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/03/police-help-wanted-in-identifying-suspect-in-theft-of-tool-store-items/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/police-theft-toolstore-03march2026.pngpolice-theft-toolstore-03march2026(Image: RCMP)2026-03-03T22:06:45+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/03/business-beat-other-provinces-are-thinking-about-the-time-change-too/2026-03-03T17:20:56+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/03/special-olympics-polar-plunge-at-riverside-park-to-help-in-fundraising/2026-03-03T17:13:11+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/02/editorial-farewell-to-spring-and-fall-time-changes-were-sad-to-see-you-go/2026-03-09T17:52:00+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/02/business-beat-heres-what-the-attacks-on-iran-are-doing-to-markets/2026-03-02T15:17:59+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/01/national-pulse-half-say-its-the-right-time-for-trade-talks-with-india/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/india-swastikarora-01march2026.jpegindia-swastikarora-01march2026(Image: Pixabay.com)2026-03-02T02:39:08+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/03/01/johnson-how-notwithstanding-has-become-a-ticking-legislative-time-bomb/2026-03-03T16:05:34+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/26/business-beat-slow-ev-sales-blamed-for-tough-times-in-the-auto-sector/2026-02-26T15:57:30+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/26/letter-the-joys-of-serving-on-city-council-have-another-side/2026-02-26T23:26:22+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/26/charbonneau-can-ai-griefbots-help-in-mourning-lost-loved-ones/2026-02-27T22:18:33+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/25/city-spring-summer-activity-guide-and-expanded-swim-schedules-released/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/activityguide-2026.pngActivityGuide-2026(Image: City of Kamloops)2026-02-26T01:01:20+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/25/bc-conservatives-stamer-officially-endorses-milobar-for-party-leader/2026-02-26T00:49:39+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/25/police-neighbour-stabbed-after-trying-to-stop-fight-next-door/2026-02-26T00:42:04+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/25/editorial-a-state-of-the-union-speech-nobody-thought-was-possible/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/hellebuyck-stateofunion-24feb2026.jpghellebuyck-stateofunion-24feb2026The star of the show. (Image: Screen grab)2026-02-25T16:30:18+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/25/rothenburger-why-we-grieve-for-our-pets-as-much-as-for-humans/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/tanner-stall-sept2025.jpgTanner-stall-sept2025(Image: Mel Rothenburger)2026-02-26T20:47:18+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/25/featured-comment-why-the-double-standard-based-on-ethnic-background/2026-02-26T01:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/24/forseth-lets-not-get-too-excited-about-leadership-polls-give-it-time/2026-02-24T23:00:00+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/24/editorial-what-is-the-actual-number-of-missing-at-the-residential-school/2026-03-07T23:11:03+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/24/seniors-games-recruitment-of-volunteers-for-september-event-begins/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/games-55-volunteers-24feb2026.pngGames-55+-volunteers-24feb2026(Image: Games Society)2026-02-24T18:25:37+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/24/business-beat-legal-fallout-begins-from-court-ruling-on-trumps-tariffs/2026-02-24T18:11:48+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/24/trump-logic-the-great-enforcer-skates-to-an-olympic-gold-medal/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/trump-hockey-24feb2026.pngTrump-hockey-24feb20262026-03-01T19:16:10+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/23/bc-conservatives-poll-release-by-opponent-claims-milobar-trailing-badly/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/milobar-findlay-23feb2026.pngMIlobar-findlay-23feb2026(Images: Leadership campaign websites)https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bccon-poll-findlay-23feb2026.pngBCCon-poll-Findlay-23feb20262026-02-25T23:43:59+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/23/national-pulse-would-u-s-absorb-alberta-and-quebec-if-they-separate/2026-02-23T16:00:04+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/23/business-beat-new-numbers-show-canadians-disaffection-with-u-s/2026-02-23T15:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/23/editorial-sure-its-not-about-politics-but-losing-that-hockey-game-sucks/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/hockey-olympics-final-22feb2026.jpghockey-olympics-final-22feb2026Every TV set in the national was tuned to the game.2026-02-23T21:24:36+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/21/andrew-why-he-was-arrested-and-the-royal-familys-legal-protection/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/jackson-francesca-lancaster-theconversation.jpegJackson-Francesca-Lancaster-TheConversationFrancesca Jackson.https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/andrew-worldeconomicforum-2008.jpgAndrew-WorldEconomicForum-2008Andrew at the World Economic Forum in 2006.2026-02-21T21:26:00+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/21/tim-shoults-cbc-news-shouldnt-duplicate-what-local-media-already-do/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shoults-tim.pngShoults-TimTim Shoults.2026-02-21T21:35:38+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/20/police-call-for-publics-help-renewed-in-case-of-pedestrian-struck-by-suv/2026-02-20T23:35:19+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/20/letter-kamloops-must-prioritize-core-safety-before-building-new-rcmp-facility/2026-02-20T20:10:09+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/19/editorial-will-former-prince-andrew-be-the-monarchys-downfall/2026-02-19T18:42:51+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/19/business-beat-surging-copper-prices-bring-good-news-for-mining-sector/2026-02-19T17:37:52+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/19/charbonneau-big-oils-fix-for-declining-fossil-fuels-plastics/2026-02-19T05:11:22+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/18/national-pulse-pq-voters-drive-separatist-push-that-majority-oppose/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/quebec-flag-harry-spink-unsplash-feb2026.jpgQuebec-flag harry-spink-unsplash-feb2026(Image: Harry Spink on Unsplash)2026-02-18T16:41:19+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/18/business-beat-how-the-weather-can-affect-the-real-estate-market/2026-02-18T16:17:01+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/17/editor-vague-reassurances-about-reconciliation-arent-cutting-it/2026-02-19T00:28:56+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/17/the-215-search-for-burial-sites-rules-out-some-areas-but-not-others/2026-02-18T02:46:11+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/17/b-c-budget-taxpayers-broke-unsafe-and-paying-more-for-less-says-milobar/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bailey-budget-17feb2026.jpgBailey-budget-17feb2026Finance Minister Brenda Bailey. (Image: BC Govt via flickr.)2026-02-19T00:52:56+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/17/johnson-curling-cheating-and-the-controversy-about-double-touching/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/curling-kennedy-feb2026.jpgCurling-Kennedy-Doubletouch-feb2026Swedish television video shows Canadian Marc Kennedy's delivery.2026-02-17T23:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/16/police-youth-approached-by-man-in-truck-on-700-block-victoria-street/2026-02-17T00:53:00+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/14/love-stories-couples-reunited-across-over-or-under-the-berlin-wall/2026-02-16T17:32:46+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/13/business-beat-looks-as-though-we-now-like-china-more-than-we-like-u-s/2026-02-13T16:43:31+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/13/johnson-the-challenge-with-native-land-claims-undrip-and-conservatism/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/treatiesfeb2026.jpgTreatiesfeb2026(Image: University of Toronto, Department of Geography)2026-02-17T06:28:20+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/02/12/taube-will-the-epstein-files-bring-down-a-british-prime-minister/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/starmer-keir-wikimediacommons-feb2026.pngStarmer-Keir-wikimediacommons-feb2026Prime Minister Keir Starmer. 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(Image: Mel Rothenburger)2026-01-31T01:34:29+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/30/business-beat-trump-causes-turbulence-for-canadian-plane-maker/2026-01-30T15:31:48+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/30/rothenburger-mayors-latest-gambit-aims-straight-at-the-ballot-box/2026-02-02T22:53:36+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/29/city-council-mayor-wants-ban-on-hiring-of-family-members-of-councillors/2026-01-30T05:33:20+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/29/business-beat-a-new-global-economic-warning-from-our-top-banker/2026-01-29T19:50:25+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/29/national-pulse-canadians-more-open-to-trade-opportunities-in-china/2026-01-29T18:05:27+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/29/charbonneau-if-you-dig-it-up-in-your-yard-cover-it-up-and-forget-about-it/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/archaeology-pixabay-jan2026.jpegarchaeology--pixabay-jan2026(Image: Pixabay.com)2026-01-30T04:25:52+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/28/letter-hamer-jackson-should-do-the-city-a-favour-and-name-his-successor/2026-01-30T01:23:56+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/28/rothenburger-speculation-underway-about-the-mayoral-ballot/2026-01-29T14:55:14+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/27/fire-victoria-street-fire-being-investigated-as-an-arson/2026-01-28T05:42:09+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/27/armchair-archives-a-visit-to-auschwitz-provides-a-stark-reminder/2026-01-27T20:23:32+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/27/editorial-when-wearing-guns-around-town-is-everyday-normal/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/gun-pretty-truthsocial-jan2-26.jpggun-pretty-jan2026Photo posted by Donald Trump on Truth Social, saying it was the gun carried by Alex Pretti.2026-01-27T22:48:28+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/27/business-beat-newest-predictions-see-gold-rising-higher-and-higher/2026-01-27T16:10:03+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/26/national-pulse-carney-receives-post-davos-bump-in-approval/2026-01-27T15:25:29+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/26/editorial-boo-to-westjet-even-with-cancellation-of-its-cramped-seat-plan/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/westjet-calgary-mel-oct2026.jpgWestJet-Calgary-mel-oct2026(Image: Mel Rothenburger)2026-01-26T21:38:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/26/business-beat-lending-rates-appear-likely-to-hold-steady-for-the-year/2026-01-26T19:44:29+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/23/carney-let-me-be-direct-we-are-in-the-midst-of-a-rupture-not-a-transition/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/carney-wef-j21jan2026.jpgCarney-WEF-jan2026Carney delivering his speech at the World Economic Forum. (Image: WEF/ Ciaran McCrickard)https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/trump-disinvite-22jan2026.jpgTrump-disinvite2026-02-09T02:53:27+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/24/armchair-archives-fifty-years-ago-the-riff-raff-were-a-problem-downtown/2026-01-24T19:40:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/23/editorial-aap-has-become-the-go-to-method-for-getting-borrowing-approval/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/firehall-tnrd-22jan2026.jpgRayleigh firehall/ S&RProposed building. (Image: TNRD)2026-01-23T22:34:49+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/22/environment-monthly-pop-up-events-planned-for-flexible-plastics/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/plastic-soft-mel-22jan2026.jpgplastic-soft-mel-22jan2026(Image: Mel Rothenburger)2026-01-23T20:47:42+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/23/business-beat-consumer-confidence-looks-like-its-on-the-rise/2026-01-23T20:46:42+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/23/community-new-curling-racket-complex-to-replace-memorial-arena/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/memorial-arena-project-23jan2026.jpgcurling complexLocation of new sports complex in 700 block Victoria Street.2026-01-23T22:49:36+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/22/national-pulse-a-divided-america-grades-the-presidents-performance/2026-01-22T18:03:57+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/22/business-beat-pay-raises-may-be-hard-to-come-by-this-year/2026-01-22T16:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/22/editorial-paring-down-of-citys-tax-increase-will-please-some-not-others/2026-01-22T19:21:33+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/22/charbonneau-bcs-beautiful-decriminalization-failure/2026-01-22T15:42:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/20/media-statements-discovery-of-ancestral-remains-raises-rights-issue/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/skulls-ancestral-jan2026.jpgskulls2026-01-21T23:20:20+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/19/letters-safety-limits-restrict-public-access-to-city-council-meetings/2026-01-21T02:24:05+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/20/letter-dont-drop-bc-transit-hours-expansion-from-citys-2026-budget/2026-01-20T18:59:06+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/20/trump-logic-an-updated-map-of-the-united-states-canada-and-greenland/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/trump-map-jan2026.pngtrump-map-jan20262026-01-22T10:28:24+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/20/editorial-city-hall-must-do-better-in-providing-public-access-to-its-meetings/2026-01-20T18:14:34+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/19/biusiness-beat-the-shock-of-rising-coffee-prices-chinese-evs-on-the-way/2026-01-19T22:13:24+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/19/editorial-feeling-blue-monday-cheer-up-things-could-be-worse-right/2026-01-19T22:12:42+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/17/letters-dm-hall-responds-kamloops-citizens-united-responds-back/2026-01-18T01:51:38+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/17/editorial-peter-milobar-has-to-be-considered-frontrunner-in-leaders-race/2026-01-18T05:04:18+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/17/johnson-whats-next-for-trump-mexico-iran-cuba-or-venezuela-2-0/2026-01-17T01:39:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/16/politics-milobar-enters-leadership-race-pledges-to-end-chaos/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/milobar-announce3-16jan2026.jpgmilobar-leader-signhttps://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/milobar-announces2-16jan2026.jpgMilobar-leadership(Image: Screenshot, Facebook)https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/milobar-announces-16jan2026.jpgMilobar-announcementMLA Peter Milobar at his announcement in Victoria.2026-01-17T07:48:41+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/16/national-pulse-overwhelming-support-for-toughening-bail-sentencing/2026-01-16T15:16:09+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/16/editorial-eby-finally-figures-out-what-everyone-knew-about-decriminalization/2026-01-17T07:02:28+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/16/letter-city-council-shouldnt-just-rubber-stamp-everything-from-staff/2026-01-16T16:47:20+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/15/missing-publics-assistance-asked-in-search-for-casey-paulsen-35/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/paulsen-casey-missing-15jan2026.jpgpaulsen-casey-missing-15jan2026Casey Paulsen.2026-01-16T05:35:34+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/16/johnson-what-countries-will-donald-trump-decide-to-invade-next/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/greenland-pixabay-jan2026.jpegGreenland-pixabay-jan2026Greenland. (Image: Pixabay.com)2026-01-16T19:36:14+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/15/letter-citizens-were-turned-away-from-public-hearing-for-lack-of-room/2026-01-16T02:47:19+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/15/police-man-and-woman-arrested-in-connection-with-pair-of-arsons/2026-01-16T00:15:42+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/15/fire-empty-downtown-store-gutted-by-late-evening-fire/2026-01-15T20:15:05+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/15/council-highlights-film-industry-update-iron-mask-development-nixed/2026-01-15T19:17:10+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/15/business-beat-making-stuff-isnt-as-profitable-as-it-used-to-be/2026-01-15T19:04:42+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/15/literacy-city-and-community-partners-encourage-family-literacy/2026-01-15T18:45:13+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/15/police-30-year-old-man-wanted-for-assault-weapons-possession/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/erickson-darion-rcmp-jan2026.pngErickson-Darion-rcmp-jan2026Darion Erickson. (Image: RCMP)2026-01-15T17:07:14+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/15/editorial-new-crop-of-downtown-parking-kiosks-will-be-big-improvement/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/parking-kiosk1-mel-14jan2026.jpgparking-kiosk1-mel-14jan2026Option B. (Image: Mel Rothenburger)https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/parking-kiosk2-mel-14jan2026.jpgparking-kiosk2-mel-14jan2026Option A for new parking kiosks. (Image: Mel Rothenburgeer)2026-01-15T22:34:15+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/15/charbonneau-prostate-cancer-deaths-rise-as-simple-test-unused/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/blood-test-pixabay-jan2026.jpegblood-test-pixabay-jan2026(Image: Fernando Zhiminaicela, Pixabay)2026-01-15T23:43:40+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/14/letter-mayor-hamer-jackson-i-wont-apologize-for-slideshow-that-didnt-exist/2026-01-15T04:32:54+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/14/business-beat-the-most-and-least-complained-about-internet-providers/2026-01-14T19:08:20+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/14/police-woman-groped-while-shopping-man-flees-on-foot/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/rcmp-groping-14jan2026-1.pngrcmp-groping-14jan2026(Image: RCMP)2026-01-14T19:00:58+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/14/singh-would-you-run-for-election-to-a-seat-on-kamloops-city-council/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/singh-arjun-jan2026.pngSingh-arjun-jan2026Arjun Singh.2026-01-15T01:54:34+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/14/rothenburger-its-an-election-year-silly-season-is-coming/2026-01-15T00:03:58+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/13/reid-all-about-it-the-unbearable-rudeness-of-being-at-council-meetings/2026-01-14T20:44:46+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/13/editorial-when-the-citys-news-releases-become-propaganda/2026-01-14T04:10:51+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/13/business-beat-a-small-sip-of-good-news-from-mcdonalds/2026-01-13T16:48:24+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/12/city-of-kamloops-keeping-the-community-safe-connected-and-vibrant/2026-01-13T16:34:13+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/12/fire-man-and-woman-sought-as-suspects-in-two-related-arsons/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/arsons-suspects-rcmp-12jan2026.jpgarsonsArson suspects caught on camera. (Images: RCMP)2026-01-13T05:18:40+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/12/stonier-newman-thank-you-to-the-caring-and-despairing-seven-obgyns/2026-01-13T01:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/12/editorial-tournament-capital-has-a-new-star-in-actor-hudson-williams/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/williams-globes-11jan2026.jpgWilliams-globes-11jan2026Storrie (left) and Williams at the Golden Globes. (Image: Screenshot)2026-01-13T01:47:51+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/12/fire-man-sent-to-hospital-with-serious-injuries-suffered-in-house-fire/2026-01-12T19:04:01+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/12/business-beat-chaos-in-u-s-monetary-system-after-trumps-threats/2026-01-12T18:23:19+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/11/johnson-encounters-of-the-zamboni-kind-down-at-the-new-skating-place/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/riverside-rink-jan2026.jpegRiverside-rink-jan2026(Images: City of Kamloops)2026-01-11T23:57:39+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/10/editorial-the-new-skating-pond-theres-more-to-life-than-the-basics/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/skate-pond-mel-10jan2026.jpgskate-pond-mel-10jan2026(Image: Mel Rothenburger)2026-01-14T15:52:24+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/09/comment-be-careful-when-meeting-people-through-online-dating-platforms/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/afar-ash-jan2026.jpgScreenshotMuhammad 'Ash' Zafar. (Image: Facebook)2026-01-10T01:29:59+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/09/editorial-to-donald-trump-have-you-no-sense-of-decency-sir/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/fake-pixabay-jan2026.jpegfake-pixabay-jan2026(Image: Pixabay.com)2026-01-10T06:21:42+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/09/politics-greenland-venezuela-and-the-so-called-donroe-doctrine/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/greenland-tweet-jan2026.pngGreenland-tweet-jan2026https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/trump-situationroom-whitehouse-jan2026.pngTrump-situationroom-whitehouse-jan2026Donald Trump watches Operation Absolute Resolve with secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, and CIA director, John Ratcliffe. (Image: EPA/White House press office handout)2026-01-09T23:07:34+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/09/business-beat-job-market-numbers-defy-earlier-pessimistic-predictions/2026-01-09T17:10:53+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/08/fire-two-vehicle-fires-on-victoria-street-believed-to-have-been-intentional/2026-01-08T23:39:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/08/entertainment-applications-now-open-for-this-years-music-in-the-park/2026-01-08T19:01:11+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/08/business-beat-travellers-to-mexico-and-cuba-advised-to-get-good-insurance/2026-01-08T16:21:57+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/08/charbonneau-russia-cheers-trumps-plan-to-control-w-hemisphere/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/moscow-san-basilio-redsquare-pixabay-jan2026.jpegmoscow-san basilio-redsquare-pixabay-jan2026San Basilio in Moscow's Red Square. (Image: Ramon Perucho, Pixabay.com)2026-01-08T20:14:00+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/07/parking-residents-have-a-chance-to-try-out-new-downtown-machine-options/2026-01-08T13:02:34+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/07/police-public-help-being-sought-in-investigation-into-death-of-ash-zafar/2026-01-08T00:51:58+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/07/business-beat-tim-hortons-lands-gold-medal-deal-for-the-olympics/2026-01-07T19:40:13+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/06/featured-comment-its-not-up-to-u-s-to-decide-who-runs-a-country/2026-01-12T23:12:18+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/06/police-sudden-death-of-man-in-west-end-believed-to-be-homicide/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/zafar-muhammad-ash-rcmp-06jan2026.jpgZafar-Muhammad 'Ash'-rcmp-06jan2026Muhammad "Ash" Zafar. (Image: RCMP)2026-01-07T00:35:26+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/06/editorial-code-of-conduct-has-been-a-major-waste-of-time-and-money/2026-01-07T16:40:50+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/06/books-library-system-releases-lists-of-top-items-borrowed-during-past-year/2026-01-06T16:32:14+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/05/rothenburger-a-couple-of-hours-in-the-life-of-kamloops-at-service-canada/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/servicecanada-mel-05jan2026.jpgservicecanada-mel-05jan2026(Image: Mel Rothenburger)2026-01-06T16:31:30+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/06/business-beat-venezuela-situation-ups-talk-of-another-canadian-pipeline/2026-01-06T16:12:45+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/smoking-in-public/2026-01-06T03:30:36+00:00weekly0.6https://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/05/police-woman-seriously-injured-when-struck-by-vehicle-at-intersection/2026-01-06T01:35:55+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/05/recreation-outdoor-skating-rink-at-riverside-park-scheduled-to-open-jan-7/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/rink-riverside-05jan2026.jpgrink-riverside-05jan2026The rink didn't look like much today but it will open for use in a couple of days. (Image: Mel Rothenburger)2026-02-21T14:49:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/05/police-woman-freed-after-rcmp-launch-high-risk-vehicle-stop/2026-01-06T00:45:17+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/05/business-beat-market-reaction-to-trumps-action-in-venezuela/2026-01-05T16:15:33+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/04/letter-trumps-coup-in-venezuela-openly-flaunts-the-rule-of-law/2026-01-05T01:51:15+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/04/forseth-despite-promises-forest-industry-continues-downward-spiral/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/parmar-tweet-jan2026.pngparmar-tweet-jan2026https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/foresth-forests-jan2026.pngforesth-forests-jan20262026-01-05T04:41:49+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/03/editorial-its-too-soon-to-cheer-donald-trumps-escapade-in-venezuela/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/maduro-captured-truthsocial-03jan2025.jpgMaduro-capturedPhoto of Maduro after capture, posted by Donald Trump on Truth Social.2026-01-04T23:18:01+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2026/01/01/charbonneau-the-agony-and-hope-for-gen-z/2026-01-08T01:01:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/25/agree-to-disagree-why-we-fear-conflict-and-what-to-do-about-it/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/disagree-unsplash-dec2025.jpgdisagree-unsplashYou will encounter opinions and thoughts that can be radically different from yours — finding ways to debate in a civil manner is important. (Image: Unsplash)2026-01-15T17:11:17+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/24/merry-christmas-everyone-5/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/christmas-pixabay-2025.jpgchristmas-pixabay-20252025-12-25T20:54:36+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/25/charbonneau-exodus-of-foreigners-restores-immigration-balance/2025-12-25T01:45:59+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/24/letters-comparing-a-dog-and-an-old-car-as-threats-to-public-safety/2026-02-04T01:17:22+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/24/police-drivers-urged-to-be-careful-as-christmas-snowfall-arrives/2025-12-24T20:33:57+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/24/rothenburger-jack-hammer-the-real-mayor-of-frootloops-tries-to-get-into-the-picture/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/council-frootloops-2025.jpgcouncil-frootloops-2025Frootloops council sits for its Christmas photo. (Image: with permission of Peter Olsen)2025-12-26T05:26:31+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/23/police-suspected-abduction-prompts-heavy-citywide-rcmp-action/2025-12-23T19:35:19+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/22/editorial-all-together-now-lets-demand-more-gun-control-again/2025-12-22T19:56:14+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/19/tnrd-recycling-fees-for-mattresses-and-boxsprings-to-rise-in-2026/2025-12-20T17:06:40+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/18/letter-what-if-santa-paid-a-surprise-visit-to-city-hall-this-christmas/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/gemini_generated_image_chazpvchazpvchaz.pngGemini_Generated_Image_chazpvchazpvchaz2025-12-19T02:06:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/18/business-beat-trump-is-at-it-again-with-demands-for-new-trade-deal/2025-12-18T21:11:45+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/18/statement-halt-to-proposed-pipeline-valuation-changes-is-good-news/2025-12-18T21:03:42+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/18/history-metis-leader-louis-riel-is-still-divisive-140-years-after-his-hanging/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/riel-louis-publicdomain.jpgLouis RielLouis Riel. (Image: Public domain)2025-12-18T05:35:11+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/18/charbonneau-n-b-court-rules-sensibly-on-indigenous-land-claim/2025-12-18T05:16:04+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/16/tnrd-board-urgently-asks-for-delay-to-pipeline-assessment-changes/2025-12-18T04:03:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/17/city-hall-residents-reminded-of-december-31-utility-payment-deadline/2025-12-18T00:15:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/17/healthcare-interior-health-continues-to-work-on-maternity-care/2025-12-17T23:59:58+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/16/business-beat-mining-merger-the-trade-war-and-ford-scraps-a-pickup/2025-12-16T15:49:23+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/15/city-hall-new-system-aims-at-making-it-easier-to-get-building-permits/2025-12-16T20:25:23+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/15/editorial-turmoil-in-onebc-is-more-welcome-news-for-ebys-new-democrats/2025-12-19T13:29:15+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/15/entertainment-warner-bros-sale-will-bring-back-the-film-oligopolies/2025-12-15T20:46:17+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/15/business-beat-westjet-pauses-plan-to-remove-reclining-seats/2025-12-15T16:32:11+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/12/joint-statement-on-land-claim-day-to-day-life-continues-as-normal/2025-12-15T19:46:44+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/12/police-successful-stuff-the-cruiser-brings-in-cash-and-gifts-for-kids/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/police-stuffthecruiser-12dec2025.jpgstuff the Cruiser 2025(Image: Kamloops RCMP)2025-12-12T18:48:13+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/11/letter-listening-even-when-its-uncomfortable-is-in-the-job-description/2025-12-12T16:40:03+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/12/reconciliation-indigenous-title-ruling-puts-property-rights-at-risk/2025-12-13T16:08:24+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/11/industry-21-7-million-green-hydrogen-plant-planned-for-pulp-mill/2025-12-11T22:16:06+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/11/city-quappelle-boulevard-extension-project-moving-ahead-in-juniper-west/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/quappelle-extension-true-dec2025.jpgQu'Appelle extension-dec2025(Image: TRUE Consulting Ltd.)2025-12-12T01:15:49+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/11/business-beat-personal-wealth-is-on-the-rise-in-canada-again/2025-12-11T16:28:16+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/11/charbonneau-indigenous-identity-is-a-vague-status/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/unitednations-pixabay-dec2025.jpegUnitedNations-pixabay-dec2025United Nations building. (Image: Pixabay)2025-12-12T16:16:37+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/10/politics-milobar-and-stamer-keep-critics-portfolios-in-new-party-lineup/2025-12-11T01:06:20+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/10/national-pulse-christmas-will-be-merrier-for-some-than-for-others/2025-12-10T21:50:00+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/10/business-beat-unfinished-business-on-averting-air-transat-strike/2025-12-10T21:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/09/editorial-city-council-tightens-the-screws-on-public-input-at-its-meetings/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/council-rules-mel-09dec2025.jpgcouncil-rules-mel-09dec2025Read it and weep. (Image: Mel Rothenburger)2025-12-10T14:14:54+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/09/city-issues-hit-pause-on-city-spending-rally-at-city-hall-urges/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/rally-ritcey-mel-09dec2025.jpgrally-ritcey-mel-09dec2025Jesse Ritcey speaks to rally. (Image: Mel Rothenburger)2025-12-10T19:52:13+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/09/politics-churchills-port-expansion-isnt-the-nation-builder-politicians-claim/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/polar-bear-mel-oct2024.jpgpolar-bear-mel-oct2024Polar bear tourism has become a major part of Churchill's economy. (Image: Mel Rothenburger)https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/screenshot-2025-12-09-at-9.54.19-am.pngEire-Bronwyn-Troy2025-12-09T18:09:43+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/08/city-issues-rally-at-city-hall-on-tuesday-to-protest-rising-taxes/2025-12-09T02:46:46+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/08/police-suspect-arrested-after-gun-incident-on-notre-dame-drive/2025-12-09T00:25:49+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/08/rothenburger-bringing-property-owners-into-all-the-land-claims-talk/2025-12-09T21:27:42+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/03/arts-entertainment-after-which-corporation-should-we-brand-the-pac/2025-12-08T21:26:07+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/08/business-beat-air-transit-ticket-buyers-are-holding-their-breath/2025-12-08T21:05:32+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/07/editorial-dear-mel-the-bc-conservatives-cant-do-it-without-you/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/halford-trevor-hallways-dec2025.pngHalford-Trevor-hallways-dec2025Interim BC Conservative leader Trevor Halford in Legislature hallway talking about moving forward. (Image: Trevor Halford, Facebook)2025-12-08T20:26:11+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/06/forseth-tyee-is-never-going-to-have-much-good-to-say-about-conservatives/2025-12-07T23:48:03+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/05/johnson-december-hot-takes-on-christmas-market-and-traffic-issues/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/hot-takes-dec2025.jpegHot Takes-dec2025(Image: David Johnson)2025-12-05T17:53:37+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/05/national-pulse-eby-remains-near-bottom-of-the-bunch-in-performance/2025-12-05T17:25:52+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/05/business-beat-cities-deserve-much-of-the-blame-for-high-housing-costs/2025-12-05T16:39:55+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/03/missing-18-year-old-woman-was-last-seen-on-november-30-near-south-shore/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/missing-jurrius-03dec2025.pngmissing-jurrius-03dec2025Haylee Jurrius.2025-12-04T20:54:55+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/04/rustad-i-am-announcing-my-decision-to-resign-as-leader-of-bc-conservatives/2025-12-04T19:30:52+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/04/charbonneau-pipeline-follies-political-theatre-picks-up-under-carney/2025-12-04T17:30:52+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/03/forseth-john-rustads-time-as-bc-conservative-party-leader-is-over/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/rustad-leadernomore-03dec2025.pngRustad-leadernomore-03dec20252025-12-04T07:51:49+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/03/business-beat-royal-and-national-bank-shareholders-are-smiling/2025-12-03T17:32:33+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/28/missing-kamloops-woman-now-believed-to-have-been-in-surrey/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bissonnette-copy5-28nov2025-1.jpgBissonnette5-28nov2025https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bissonnette-copy5-28nov2025.jpgScreenshotScreenshothttps://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bissonnette-missing-28nov2025.jpgBissonnette-28nov2025https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bissonnette-sherri-lynn-1.jpgBissonnette-Sherri-Lynnhttps://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/police-missing-truck-nov2025.jpgpolice-missing-truck-nov2025Sherri-Lynn Bissonnette's truck.2025-12-03T05:41:20+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/02/missing-kamloops-woman-who-disappeared-from-home-found-dead/2025-12-03T05:41:01+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/01/letter-referendum-process-would-have-revealed-problems-with-pac-site/2025-12-01T20:45:51+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/01/letter-kdn-building-could-have-been-used-for-new-police-headquarters/2025-12-26T20:55:44+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/12/01/letter-free-downtown-parking-is-being-hogged-by-store-employees/2025-12-01T00:23:53+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/28/community-two-stuff-it-events-to-gather-xmas-food-and-gift-donations/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/stuff-cityphoto-28nov2025.jpgStuff the Bus 2025(Image: City of Kamloops)2025-11-28T23:38:40+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/28/charbonneau-tru-administration-walks-fine-line-of-political-neutrality/2025-11-28T20:39:42+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/28/business-beat-apparently-were-doing-something-right-on-the-economy/2025-11-28T19:38:25+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/28/police-thief-walks-into-store-warehouse-steals-five-bb-rifles/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/police-bb-28nov2025.pngpolice-bb-28nov2025https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/police-bbguns-28nov2025.pngpolice-BBguns-28nov2025Police seek woman (left) for possible information, man (right) possible suspect.2025-11-28T19:15:18+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/27/police-rcmp-searching-for-missing-57-year-old-kamloops-woman/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bissonnette-sherri-lynn-copy.jpegBissonnette-Sherri-Lynn copyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bissonnette-sherri-lynn.jpgBissonnette-Sherri-LynnSherri-Lynn Bissonnette.2025-11-28T18:47:05+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/27/editorial-carneys-deal-with-alberta-on-pipeline-is-a-bad-deal-for-b-c/2025-11-28T16:31:14+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/27/national-pulse-most-including-british-columbians-support-pipeline/2025-11-28T04:47:02+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/27/arts-entertainment-wcts-anne-of-green-gables-a-broadway-quality-hit/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/kyra-leroux-wct-anne-nov2025.jpgKyra LerouxKyra Leroux.https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/wct-anne-set-27nov2025.jpgWCT-Anne-set-nov2025Set for Anne of Green Gables.2025-11-28T02:30:15+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/27/police-kamloops-rcmp-looking-for-man-wanted-on-two-arrest-warrants/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/police-darcy-lhirondelle-nov2025.pngpolice-Darcy-L'Hirondelle-nov20252025-11-27T21:05:06+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/26/editorial-casimirs-reassurances-on-land-rights-arent-very-reassuring/2025-11-28T05:07:53+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/26/arts-entertainment-shovels-officially-in-the-ground-for-arts-centre/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pac-shovel2-26nov2025.jpegPAC-shovel2-26nov2025Crowd gathers today for groundbreaking at site of new performing arts theatre. (Image: Mel Rothenburger)2025-11-27T03:34:45+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/26/business-beat-growing-number-of-canadians-fall-behind-on-their-bills/2025-11-26T16:08:06+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/25/editorial-mayors-proposal-to-relocate-pac-is-an-idea-that-came-too-late/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pac-ground-26nov2025.jpgPAC-ceremony-26nov20252025-11-26T22:33:19+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/25/schools-board-of-trustees-announces-new-superintendent/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/sd73-super-25nov2025.jpgSD73 super2025-11-26T04:43:06+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/25/letter-build-first-explain-later-the-real-story-behind-the-arts-centre/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2019-business-case-2023-opening.jpg2019 Business Case, 2023 Opening2025-11-26T06:03:24+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/24/business-beat-big-news-on-trade-negotiations-between-canada-and-india/2025-11-24T17:16:22+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/24/editorial-killing-more-grizzly-bears-wont-keep-people-safer-in-the-woods/2025-11-24T05:45:16+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/21/in-the-ledge-voting-undrip-into-law-in-b-c-was-an-act-of-betrayal/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/armstrong-tara-ledge-20nov2025.jpgArmstrong-Tara-ledge-20nov2025(Image: Screenshot, BC Hansard)2025-11-23T15:54:52+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/21/business-beat-canadas-business-with-trumps-u-s-continues-to-dwindle/2025-11-21T21:26:35+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/21/editorial-how-its-up-to-taxpayers-to-fix-spending-troubles-in-river-city/2025-11-24T17:59:31+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/20/charbonneau-america-is-not-coming-back-for-a-long-time/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/berlin-wall-kiss-mel-2024.jpgberlin-wall-kiss-mel-2024Tearing down of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was supposed to represent the victory of U.S. democracy over socialism and communism. The wall mural, called "the socialist kiss", represents the Soviet Union's Leonid Brezhnev and East Germany's Erich Honecker in a "fraternal socialist kiss." Image: Mel Rothenburger.)2025-11-21T17:54:31+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/19/land-claim-its-not-about-taking-land-away-says-casimir-of-ttes-lawsuit/2025-11-24T04:16:54+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/19/statement-ttes-kukwpi7-rosanne-casimir-calls-for-resignation-of-mla/2025-11-24T04:21:36+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/19/rothenburger-are-two-thirds-of-canadians-really-morbid-denialists/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/brodie-dallas-19nov2025.jpgBrodie-Dallas-19nov2025MLA Dallas Brodie (left) speaks in Legislature today. (Image: BC Hansard)2025-12-23T20:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/18/national-pulse-poilievre-hits-new-low-in-popularity-carney-approval-rises/2025-11-19T01:09:36+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/18/business-beat-gas-for-wine-trade-deal-proposed-for-canada-s-africa/2025-11-19T00:43:00+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/18/city-hall-residents-invited-to-learn-more-about-budget-at-info-session/2025-11-18T22:40:02+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/17/national-pulse-hosting-world-cup-not-worth-it-if-cities-lose-money/2025-11-18T04:54:27+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/17/police-bait-vehicle-stolen-tracked-two-people-charged-with-theft/2025-11-17T22:47:19+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/17/climate-applications-open-for-citys-climate-action-grant-program/2025-11-17T21:45:29+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/17/business-beat-why-housing-sales-are-expected-to-increase-next-year/2025-11-17T21:36:25+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/14/police-mayor-receives-apology-for-beer-pouring-incident-in-night-club/2025-11-18T16:42:33+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/14/business-beat-why-we-might-buy-fighter-jets-from-sweden-instead-of-u-s/2025-11-14T16:28:14+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/13/school-woman-in-mental-health-crisis-apprehended-at-downtown-school/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/lloydgeorge-googlemaps2-nov2025.jpgLloyd George(Image: Google Maps)2025-11-14T00:45:15+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/13/business-beat-new-poll-shows-what-canadians-are-most-worried-about/2025-11-13T16:54:30+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/12/national-pulse-as-cfl-literally-moves-goalposts-fans-like-the-old-game/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/greycup-mudbowl1950-cfl-nov2025.jpgGrey Cup 19501950 Grey Cup became known as the Mud Bowl. (Image: CFL)2025-11-13T01:07:24+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/12/letter-will-city-council-ask-band-to-discontinue-its-land-claims-lawsuit/2025-11-14T23:38:08+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/13/charbonneau-privately-owned-property-can-exist-on-indigenous-land/2025-11-13T21:36:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/10/remembering-annual-ceremonies-set-for-riverside-park-to-honour-those-who-fought-in-war/2025-11-11T19:21:57+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/10/reid-all-about-it-mayor-reaches-detente-with-ag-over-leaked-document/2025-11-12T21:39:27+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/10/editorial-land-claims-cases-a-step-forward-or-backward-on-reconciliation/2025-11-11T04:02:23+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/10/police-three-people-sent-to-hospital-after-knife-fight-in-westsyde/2025-11-11T00:50:04+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/10/police-student-identified-as-source-of-prank-call-that-shut-down-norkam/2025-11-11T01:09:55+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/10/business-beat-price-of-gold-continues-to-surge/2025-11-10T16:02:31+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/08/letter-about-the-professional-marksmen-who-shot-the-ostriches/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ostriches-pen-facebook-nov2025.jpgostriches-nov2025(Image: Facebook)2025-11-11T15:04:41+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/08/letter-more-consultation-needed-on-kamloops-rcmp-building-replacement/2025-11-09T02:52:58+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/07/rothenburger-kamloops-has-its-own-version-of-the-cowichan-land-claim/2025-11-14T00:22:23+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/07/national-pulse-cold-front-at-the-border-u-s-may-face-snowbird-snub/2025-11-07T16:39:22+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/07/business-beat-u-s-airline-disruptions-could-spread-to-canada/2025-11-07T16:23:21+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/06/schools-lockdown-lifted-at-norkam-and-nearby-schools-after-gun-report/2025-11-07T05:12:58+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/06/editorial-culling-of-ostriches-at-b-c-farm-is-a-tragic-necessity/2025-11-07T22:47:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/06/police-two-norkam-students-hit-by-vehicle-after-exiting-bus-near-school/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/norkam-sd73-nov2025.jpgNorKam-SD73NorKam Secondary. (Image: SD73)2025-11-06T18:33:36+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/06/charbonneau-bc-hydro-rations-future-electricity-use/2025-11-07T04:50:23+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/05/editorial-pierre-poilievres-political-days-are-suddenly-numbered/2025-11-07T06:31:20+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/05/police-stolen-truck-used-to-ram-through-door-of-business-for-theft/2025-11-06T13:59:54+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/04/rothenburger-mayor-puts-on-an-unmayoral-performance-at-meeting/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/council-screenshot-04nov2025.jpgcouncil-Screenshot-04nov2025Council debates mayor's motion. (Image: Screenshot)2025-11-06T16:05:54+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/03/business-beat-its-budget-week-in-canada-with-the-big-reveal-on-tuesday/2025-11-03T16:51:52+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/03/reid-all-about-it-independent-performance-audit-of-shelters-is-needed/2025-11-04T04:05:22+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/11/03/rothenburger-no-the-world-series-was-not-a-nation-building-exercise/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/jays-31oct2025.jpegJays-31oct2025(Image: Screenshot)2025-11-03T03:15:25+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/31/national-pulse-majority-agree-with-fords-anti-tariff-ad-featuring-reagan/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/reagan-ronaldreaganpresidentiallibrary-oct2025.jpgReagan-Ronald(Image: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library)2025-11-01T16:39:29+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/31/stonier-newman-if-men-gave-birth-ob-gyn-issue-would-be-solved-by-now/2025-11-01T15:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/30/art-new-executive-director-appointed-from-within-to-lead-kamloops-gallery/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/hope-emily-artgallery-oct2025.jpgHope-EmilyEmily Hope.2025-10-31T00:44:39+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/30/halloween-some-tips-for-having-a-safe-happy-spooktacular-evening/2025-10-30T14:46:49+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/30/business-beat-latest-stats-show-finding-a-job-is-getting-tougher/2025-10-30T14:38:39+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/30/bc-pulse-most-believe-cowichan-ruling-may-damage-reconciliation/2025-10-30T19:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/30/charbonneau-i-believe-the-people-of-the-cowichan-tribes/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/moody-richard-clement-bcarchives.jpegMoody-Richard-Clement-BCArchivesRichard Clement Moody. (Image: BC Archives)2025-10-30T19:49:56+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/28/police-firearms-cash-drugs-found-when-rental-vehicle-investigated/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/police-drugs-guns-28oct2025.pngpolice-drugs-guns-28oct2025Guns, drugs and weapons seized by police. (Image: RCMP)2025-10-29T16:16:08+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/28/fire-two-escape-burning-house-cause-of-fire-described-as-suspicious/2025-10-28T18:43:00+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/28/business-beat-another-reason-for-trump-to-be-unhappy-with-our-tv-ads/2025-10-28T14:59:30+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/27/rothenburger-a-week-with-some-new-american-friends-reminds-us-where-the-problem-is/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1812-forwellington-mel-25oct2025.jpeg1812-forwellington-mel-25oct2025Getting the lowdown on the War of 1812 at Fort Wellington. (Image: Mel Rothenburger.)2025-11-01T05:13:07+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/26/bc-pulse-half-of-bc-conservatives-2024-voters-want-rustad-to-go-but/2025-10-27T02:00:11+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/26/letter-those-who-foot-the-bill-face-escalating-kamloops-property-taxes/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/taxes-sunderman2-26oct2025.pngtaxes-sunderman2-26oct20252025-10-27T22:28:06+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/26/fire-westmount-elementary-school-closed-blaze-believed-to-be-intentional/2025-10-27T13:57:04+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/25/guest-column-rules-for-thee-but-not-for-the-city-of-kamloops/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/kcu-dearjohn-25oct2025.jpgKCU-DearJohn-25oct20252025-10-26T16:07:22+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/25/editorial-bill-to-put-dash-cams-in-transport-trucks-could-save-lives/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/truck-nearmiss-facebook-2023.jpgtruck-bad driving(Image: File photo, Facebook)2025-10-25T17:10:31+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/23/charbonneau-the-boundary-between-freedom-of-the-press-and-of-individuals-has-blurred/2025-10-23T03:46:10+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/22/reid-all-about-it-protective-measures-and-a-letter-of-engagement/2025-10-23T01:52:03+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/10/22/editorial-kill-weeds-grow-flowers-make-kamloops-beautiful-again/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/weeds-mel-21oct2025.jpgweeds-mel-21oct2025Weeds have a way of taking over if we let them. 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(Image: Mel Rothenburger)2025-09-07T19:38:37+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/09/06/forseth-the-absolute-nonsense-being-spouted-by-the-anti-vaxxers/2025-09-08T15:46:55+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/09/05/police-public-asked-to-avoid-fleetwood-ave-during-rcmp-presence/2025-09-05T17:48:16+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/09/04/editorial-traffic-ticket-texting-scam-foiled-due-to-an-alert-public/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/scam-icbc-04sep25.jpegscam-icbc-04sep25(Image: Mel Rothenburger)2025-09-06T13:05:22+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/09/04/charbonneau-the-right-repair-your-own-stuff-is-gaining-traction/2025-09-04T17:13:51+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/09/03/national-pulse-mixed-views-on-ending-work-from-home-options/2025-09-04T03:02:43+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/09/03/city-first-group-of-csos-sworn-in-with-peace-officer-status-at-ceremony/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cso-peace-city-02sept2025.pngCSO-peace-City-02sept2025Newly sworn in cohort of Community Services Officers poses with members mayor and some councillors in front of City Hall. (Image: City of Kamloops)2025-09-03T18:23:52+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/09/03/special-olympics-fourth-annual-charity-softball-game-on-saturday/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/rcmp-ballgame-03sep2025.jpgRCMP-ballgame-03sep2025Safety Bear and Sparky getting ready for the game (Image: RCMP)2025-09-03T15:16:43+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/09/03/business-beat-investors-getting-nervous-about-trumps-u-s-economy/2025-09-03T15:04:56+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/09/02/editorial-city-hall-should-butt-out-of-pacs-independent-management-board/2025-09-03T14:06:37+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/09/01/stonier-newman-my-labour-day-salute-to-our-handydart-drivers/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/handydart-bctransit-facebook-aug2025.pnghandyDART-BCTransit-Facebook-aug2025(Image: BC Transit/ Facebook)2025-09-01T22:58:19+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/29/reid-all-about-it-a-new-feature-on-the-fascinating-mayoral-life-of-rhj/2025-08-31T23:18:09+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/30/rothenburger-8-year-rcmp-probe-tests-claims-about-residential-schools/2025-08-31T23:13:42+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/29/editorial-time-to-call-in-the-national-guard-to-the-streets-of-kamloops/2025-08-31T01:34:25+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/29/community-new-accessible-water-park-opens-at-albert-mcgowan-park/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/park-albertmcgowan-city-29aug2025.pngPark-AlbertMcGowan-City-29aug2025(Image: Courtesy City of Kamloops)2025-08-30T02:21:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/29/police-man-cut-with-machete-in-afternoon-attack-on-victoria-street/2025-08-29T18:38:28+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/29/business-beat-trumps-trade-war-starting-to-take-a-toll-on-our-economy/2025-08-29T14:53:57+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/29/police-body-of-drowning-victim-recovered-near-tobiano-marina/2025-08-29T14:43:01+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/28/business-beat-canadians-are-selling-their-properties-in-the-u-s/2025-08-28T15:58:52+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/28/police-high-risk-search-warrant-executed-at-fleetwood-ave-residence/2025-08-28T14:42:55+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/28/charbonneau-the-curtain-is-pulled-from-ai-magic/2025-08-28T03:39:49+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/27/letter-mayor-hamer-jackson-a-man-of-integrity-principle-commitment/2025-08-28T14:43:30+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/27/housing-british-columbians-voting-with-their-feet-in-face-of-rising-housing-costs/2025-08-28T04:01:43+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/27/business-beat-another-huge-profit-increase-for-canadas-largest-bank/2025-08-27T21:16:14+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/27/police-publics-assistance-asked-in-locating-missing-man/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/rcmp-missing-bain-dillen-25aug2025.pngRCMP-missing-bain-dillen-25aug2025Dillen Bain. (Image: RCMP)2025-08-27T21:03:51+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/26/fires-campfires-banned-in-kamloops-fire-centre-starting-thursday/2025-08-27T06:09:24+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/26/business-beat-score-one-for-travellers-with-win-on-cancelled-flights/2025-08-26T15:10:04+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/26/editorial-a-conservative-party-on-kamloops-city-council-no-thanks/2025-08-27T14:44:37+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/25/editorial-has-elbows-up-turned-out-just-to-be-election-talk/2025-08-25T13:58:23+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/25/tsigaris-analysing-the-shocking-numbers-on-kamloops-unemployment/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/unemployment-bathtub-tsigaris-25aug2025.pngUnemployment-bathtub-tsigaris-25aug2025https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/unemployment-tsigaris-25aug2025.pngUnemployment-Tsigaris-25aug20252025-08-25T14:00:08+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/24/letter-tired-old-points-ignore-the-benefits-of-proportional-representation/2025-08-27T16:29:06+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/24/police-two-motorcyclists-killed-in-accidents-one-person-drowns/2025-08-24T23:15:59+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/22/letter-does-citys-insurance-cover-injuries-to-pedestrian-hit-by-e-bike/2025-08-24T22:48:25+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/22/letter-the-misuse-of-the-alternative-approval-process-by-kamloops-council/2025-08-23T01:54:54+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/22/business-beat-statistics-canada-reports-good-news-in-retail-sales/2025-08-22T16:16:05+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/22/editorial-has-mla-stamer-been-living-under-a-rock-regarding-prop-rep/2025-08-25T12:13:01+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/21/national-pulse-half-of-canadians-would-be-ashamed-to-call-poilievre-pm/2025-08-24T04:24:02+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/21/business-some-shocking-numbers-in-canadas-latest-ei-count/2025-08-21T17:42:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/21/editorial-new-parking-rate-plan-feels-like-a-city-hall-money-grab/2025-08-21T19:47:38+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/21/charbonneau-the-canadian-context-for-psa-tests-to-test-or-not-to-test/2025-08-21T16:11:30+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/19/letter-after-50-years-of-paying-taxes-seniors-deserve-more-than-poverty/2025-08-20T01:25:22+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/19/police-pin-scammers-and-pickpockets-are-busy-in-kamloops/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/rcmp-scammers-19aug2025.pngrcmp-scammers-19aug2025(Image: RCMP)2025-08-20T14:31:32+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/19/police-public-warning-issued-following-two-sex-crime-investigations/2025-08-20T00:34:44+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/19/suzuki-our-current-economic-path-points-to-disaster-if-cities-dont-step-up/2025-09-24T17:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/19/business-flight-attendants-expected-to-return-to-work-after-tentative-deal/2025-08-19T15:43:59+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/18/featured-comment-why-was-sarai-allowed-to-retract-his-vote-when-in-conflict-of-interest/2025-08-20T01:15:28+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/18/rothenburger-is-harsh-punishment-meted-out-to-mayor-proportionate/2025-08-25T00:03:49+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/15/city-hall-mayor-faces-more-pay-cuts-after-conflict-of-interest-investigation/2025-08-18T21:53:16+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/15/business-good-news-updates-on-both-home-and-vehicle-sales-but-not-renters/2025-08-15T14:55:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/15/city-hall-grants-for-study-of-climate-change-impact-on-water-infrastructure/2025-08-16T02:04:03+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/14/national-pulse-two-thirds-want-more-evidence-before-accepting-unmarked-graves-claims-at-kirs/2025-08-14T22:36:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/14/business-beat-housing-market-shows-some-new-life-in-monthly-stats/2025-08-14T15:02:48+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/13/police-no-assault-charge-against-journalist-in-bar-incident-with-mayor/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/rhj-petruk-aug2025.pngrhj-petruk-aug2025Tim Petruk (left); Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson (right).2025-08-15T12:16:13+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/13/business-beat-air-canada-flight-attendants-on-verge-of-work-stoppage/2025-08-13T17:38:46+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/12/city-hall-what-sparked-the-hot-nite-spat-between-mayor-and-councillor/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/sarai-rhj-aug2025.jpgSarai-rhjCoun. Bill Sarai and Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson.2025-08-13T22:24:49+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/12/business-beat-americans-are-coming-here-but-were-not-going-there/2025-08-12T16:04:38+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/12/healthcare-stamer-milobar-blast-ndp-over-local-cardiac-care-gap/2025-08-12T21:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/11/rothenburger-latest-sarai-rhj-clash-fortunately-didnt-taint-hot-nite/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/hotnite-mel-09aug2025.jpgHotNite-mel-09aug2025A couple of the 575 entries in Saturday's Hot Nite in the City. (Image: Mel Rothenburger)2025-08-12T15:03:05+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/11/forseth-trump-derangement-syndrome-yes-or-no-i-say-no/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/trump-whitehouse-joycen.boghosian.jpgtrump-whitehouse-joyceN.Boghosian(Image: White House photo, Joyce N. Boghosian)2025-08-11T23:21:19+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/11/police-fight-during-ribfest-results-in-minor-injuries-arrest-of-one-man/2025-08-11T21:02:02+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/10/editorial-sometimes-government-can-make-reconciliation-a-bit-ridiculous/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/okfalls-visitorcentre-aug2025.pngOKFalls-visitorcentre-aug2025(Image: Okanagan Falls Visitor Centre)2025-08-11T04:09:36+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/07/city-hall-electors-to-face-aap-for-16-6-million-civic-ops-land-purchase/2025-08-12T00:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/07/guest-column-addressing-the-outdoor-cat-challenge-in-kamloops/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cat-mouse-tsigaris-wikimedia-1924.pngcat-mouse-tsigaris-wikimedia-1924Figure 2: before 1924. Reproduction of a painting of a cat waiting to capture a rodent. Author: Walter Heubach (1865–1923). Https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heubach_cat.jpghttps://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cat-birds-tsigaris-wikimeida-1916.pngcat-birds-tsigaris-wikimeida-1916Figure 1: Cat stalking birds, 1916, The domestic cat, known for its predatory nature and ability to hunt birds and mice, is a threat to wildlife. However, there are ways to harness and manage its behavior. Author Forbush, Edward Howe, (1858-1929) (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_stalking_birds.png) 2025-08-08T01:27:40+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/07/business-beat-tariffs-likely-to-boost-the-prices-of-computers-soon/2025-08-07T21:01:28+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/07/community-annual-seniors-picnic-returns-to-riverside-park-this-month/2025-08-07T20:55:11+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/07/charbonneau-political-polarization-ends-up-being-one-pole-the-far-right/2025-08-07T21:04:50+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/06/letters-a-citizens-question-who-will-pay-for-coun-neustaeters-legal-bills/2025-08-09T01:27:04+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/06/business-air-canada-employees-vote-overwhelmingly-for-strike-mandate/2025-08-06T20:07:34+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/06/community-inaugural-outdoor-christmas-market-scheduled-for-nov/2025-08-06T20:07:14+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/05/business-beat-our-economy-still-looks-good-despite-trumps-tariff-war/2025-08-06T01:33:58+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/04/letter-a-response-to-coun-oreillys-claims-about-trawin-and-the-mayor/2025-08-07T18:32:26+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/04/letter-issues-to-consider-in-the-next-election-for-kamloops-city-council/2025-08-08T14:08:46+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/04/letter-the-difference-between-transparency-and-airing-dirty-laundry/2025-08-04T22:56:37+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/01/national-pulse-canadians-resolve-on-trade-negotiations-with-u-s-hardens/2025-08-03T16:23:11+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/03/stonier-newman-lets-celebrate-b-c-day-by-remembering-our-rich-history/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/oreilly-peter-bcmuseum-aug2025.jpegOreilly-peter-BCMuseum-Aug2025Peter O'Reilly (left), fellow county court judge Henry Ball (right) and Chief Justice Matthew Baillie Begbie. (Image: A-01102, Royal B.C Museum and Archives.)2025-08-04T15:05:15+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/02/rothenburger-do-we-all-feel-better-about-kamloops-after-this-past-week/2025-08-03T16:09:59+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/08/01/police-investigation-into-break-in-at-mayors-tru-market-car-lot-underway/2025-08-02T16:29:00+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/07/31/city-hall-claims-that-he-caused-trawins-departure-crazy-says-mayor/2025-08-02T20:10:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/07/31/city-hall-trawin-wont-be-back-city-hall-blames-mayor-hamer-jackson/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/trawin-david-city-july2025.pngTrawin-David-City-july2025David Trawin (City of Kamloops)2025-08-02T15:46:41+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/07/31/police-five-suspects-face-45-charges-after-drug-firearms-investigation/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/drugs-guns-rcmp-31july2025.pngdrugs-guns-rcmp-31july2025(Image: RCMP)2025-07-31T21:44:48+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/07/31/police-man-disappears-after-jumping-off-overlanders-bridge/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/overlanders-bridge-wikimedia-july2025.jpgOverlanders Bridge(Image: R. Sieben, Wikimedia Commons)2025-07-31T21:17:39+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/07/31/charbonneau-for-some-americans-canada-is-a-state-of-mind/2025-07-30T22:47:15+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/07/30/ma-groundbreaking-an-exciting-milestone-despite-pet-ct-issue/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cancer-ma-groundbreaking-july2025.jpgcancer-ma-groundbreaking-july2025Ma speaks at 'groundbreaking' ceremony for Kamloops cancer centre. (Image: Interior Health)https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ma-bowinn-facebook-july2025.pngMa-Bowinn-Facebook-July2025BOWINN MA.2025-07-31T20:03:29+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/07/30/editorial-were-media-slow-or-biased-about-break-in-at-mayors-business/2025-07-31T23:56:09+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/07/29/city-council-historic-st-andrews-to-be-restored-after-last-years-fire/2025-07-30T16:18:17+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/07/28/national-pulse-is-the-long-ballot-inappropriate-or-fair-game/2025-07-29T14:51:25+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/07/28/heat-warnings-issued-for-multiple-areas-for-july-29-to-july-31/2025-07-29T04:30:54+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/07/28/rothenburger-you-try-to-help-people-and-this-is-what-you-get/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/rhj-break-in1-mel-28july2025.jpgRHJ-break-in1-mel-28july2025Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson (right) talks with Will Beatty, the City's community services manager.https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/rhj-break-in2-hole-mel-28july2025.jpgRHJ-break-in2-hole-mel-28july2025(Image: Mel Rothenburger)https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/rhj-break-in4-office-mel-28july2025.jpgRHJ-break-in4-office-mel-28july2025(Image: Mel Rothenburger)https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/rhj-break-in3-toilet-mel-28july2025.jpgRHJ-break-in3-toilet-mel-28july2025(Image: Mel Rothenburger)https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/rhj-break-in5-blood-mel-28july2025.jpgRHJ-break-in5-blood-mel-28july2025(Image: Mel Rothenburger)https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/rhj-break-in6-office2-mel-28july2025.jpgRHJ-break-in6-office2-mel-28july2025(Image: Mel Rothenburger)https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/rhj-break-in7-glass-mel-28july2025.jpgRHJ-break-in7-glass-mel-28july2025Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson looks over the damage done to his auto dealership office. (Image: Mel Rothenburger)2025-08-04T23:32:06+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/07/28/hot-nite-city-invites-ev-owners-to-take-part-in-electric-avenue-feature/2025-07-28T18:27:05+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/07/28/guest-column-saanich-voters-flex-their-muscles-to-oppose-aap-proposal/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/aap-saanich-opcentre-saanich.pngAAP-Saanich-opcentre-saanichSaanich operations centre. 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Dallas2025-06-17T00:21:33+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/06/13/police-truck-motorcycle-collision-on-tranquille-road-injures-one/2025-06-13T18:30:33+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/06/13/business-beat-a-record-month-for-new-vehicle-sales/2025-06-13T18:25:36+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/06/12/editorial-is-carney-unwittingly-setting-the-stage-for-return-of-ajax/2025-06-21T06:17:51+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/06/12/national-pulse-ebys-approval-ratings-plunge-by-seven-per-cent/2025-06-17T09:13:40+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/06/12/business-beat-how-pets-are-feeling-the-economic-jitters/2025-06-12T14:05:05+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/06/12/charbonneau-few-long-term-jobs-from-ai-data-centers-in-kamloops/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/data-ai-geralt-pixabay-jun2025.jpgdata-ai-geralt-pixabay-jun2025(Image: Geralt, 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Al, makes his call.2025-06-11T20:54:50+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/06/10/guest-column-council-repeatedly-shows-its-not-interested-in-our-opinion/2025-07-07T01:25:18+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/06/09/city-council-mayor-chief-instigator-of-chaos-claims-letter-to-kahlon/2025-06-10T17:10:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/06/09/city-council-demands-for-sarais-resignation-gaining-steam-again/2025-06-10T13:55:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/06/09/national-pulse-just-13-percent-would-consider-ndp-next-time/2025-06-09T15:14:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/06/09/business-beat-why-getting-a-parcel-delivered-by-courier-is-now-a-challenge/2025-06-09T15:08:53+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/06/06/rothenburger-report-on-sarais-tapegate-results-in-slap-on-the-wrist/2025-06-21T14:29:27+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/06/05/national-pulse-carney-begins-term-with-57-per-cent-approval-rating/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/carney-april2025.jpgCarney-april2025Prime Minister Carney.2025-06-07T05:40:10+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/06/05/charbonneau-proposed-tkemlups-biomass-fuel-refinery-gets-trump-bump/2025-06-05T19:39:51+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/06/03/business-beat-trumps-tariffs-blamed-for-slowdown-in-world-economy/2025-06-03T17:00:30+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/06/03/rothenburger-save-the-ostriches-if-its-based-on-science-not-emotion/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ostrich-dimitrisvektsikas-jun2025.jpgostrich-dimitrisvektsikas-jun2025(Image: Dimitri Svektsikas, 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caucus.2025-05-30T22:35:55+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/30/police-homicide-victim-from-year-ago-identified-as-keenan-james-robertson/2025-05-30T22:14:00+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/30/police-42-year-old-missing-since-monday-may-have-headed-for-chase/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/missing-gillis-katherine-30ma2025.jpgMissing-gillis-30may2025Katherine Gillis.2025-05-30T17:18:51+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/30/fires-residents-urged-to-be-cautious-in-high-risk-fire-areas-around-city/2025-05-31T00:05:58+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/30/business-beat-how-trumps-plan-to-hurt-canada-is-backfiring/2025-05-30T16:44:06+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/30/featured-comment-issue-isnt-need-for-bike-lane-its-need-for-connectivity/2025-06-21T05:46:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/29/johnson-will-kamloops-city-council-fix-its-boondoggle-ways/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bikepath1-6th-may2025.jpgBikePath1-6th-may2025(Image: David Johnson)2025-06-07T23:14:52+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/29/business-beat-trumps-tariffs-and-economic-plan-are-in-chaos/2025-05-29T16:10:03+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/29/national-pulse-support-for-childhood-measles-shots-rebounds/2025-05-29T16:02:33+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/28/city-hall-petitioners-consider-appealing-judges-decision-on-oreilly/2025-05-29T15:53:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/29/charbonneau-robots-arent-persons-under-the-law-yet/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/robot-ronymichaud-pixabay-may2025.jpgrobot-ronymichaud-pixabay-may2025(Image: Rony Michaud via Pixabay.com)2025-05-29T18:05:09+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/28/community-parkview-activity-centre-to-reopen-for-community-use/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/parkview-may2025.jpgparkview-may2025Parkview Activity Centre.2025-05-28T23:28:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/28/police-second-degree-murder-charge-laid-after-two-year-investigation/2025-05-28T23:08:09+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/28/editorial-how-council-jumped-at-latest-excuse-to-shelve-public-inquiries/2025-05-29T23:39:35+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/26/letter-providing-help-for-homeless-is-hardly-a-concentration-camp/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/homeless-noakes-23may2025.jpghomeless-noakes-23may2025(Image: John Noakes)2025-05-28T13:50:49+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/27/stamer-how-long-will-it-take-to-get-45-million-cubic-metres-of-viable-fibre/2025-05-28T02:11:28+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/27/editorial-on-this-day-the-monarchy-was-very-relevant-to-canada/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/charles-thronespeech-27may2025.jpgcharles-thronespeech-27may2025The king in Canada.2025-05-31T05:18:01+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/27/trump-logic-canada-considering-offer-to-join-u-s-as-51st-state-for-free-golden-dome-coverage/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/trump-logic-27may2025.pngTrump-logic-27may2025Tuesday, May 27, 20252025-05-28T00:52:48+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/26/community-heffley-creek-hall-just-got-cooler-literally/2025-05-26T21:01:45+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/26/business-beat-the-last-big-question-about-the-hudsons-bay-situation/2025-05-26T20:27:55+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/23/business-beat-positive-economic-news-heading-into-the-weekend/2025-05-23T15:01:17+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/22/business-beat-strike-by-canada-post-workers-getting-closer/2025-05-22T17:19:01+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/21/editorial-giving-up-trustee-stipends-deserves-admiration-but/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/kang-joe-may2025.jpgKang JoeTrustee Joe Kang.2025-05-26T03:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/21/residential-schools-why-does-cbc-refuse-to-admit-it-got-kamloops-wrong/2025-05-22T17:10:43+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/21/business-beat-more-developments-in-trumps-trade-war/2025-05-21T22:21:04+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/21/police-guns-drugs-stolen-property-seized-in-sifton-avenue-warrant/2025-05-21T22:16:59+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/22/charbonneau-kamloops-ranked-first-at-wildfire-risk-again/2025-05-26T02:39:16+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/15/featured-comment-is-plaque-being-installed-to-honour-the-wrong-person/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/laurier-wildfred.jpgLaurier, Sir WilfredSir Wilfred Laurier.2025-05-15T23:54:06+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/15/business-beat-higher-prices-may-be-on-the-horizon-at-walmart/2025-05-15T16:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/15/charbonneau-wheres-the-flap-over-smart-meters-now/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bchydro-smartmeter-may2025.jpgScreenshotScreenshot2025-05-15T16:35:19+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/14/national-pulse-a-new-cabinet-faces-some-very-familiar-challenges/2025-05-14T19:32:56+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/14/business-beat-which-vehicles-are-selling-the-most-in-canada/2025-05-14T19:32:02+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/14/history-new-plaque-to-be-unveiled-commemorating-laurier-meeting/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/laurier-plaque-14may2025.jpglaurier-plaque-14may2025(Image: Urban Appeal)2025-05-14T19:25:21+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/12/business-beat-tariff-truce-pushes-stock-markets-to-start-the-week-strong/2025-05-15T21:27:28+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/10/urban-transportation-bike-valet-service-gears-up-for-a-second-year/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bike-valet-mel-may2024.jpgbike valet-mel-may2024(Image: Mel Rothenburger file photo)2025-05-11T20:09:11+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/08/referendum-reality-alberta-sask-talk-independence-but-few-would-leave/2025-05-10T04:39:29+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/08/tariff-wars-consumer-boycott-of-u-s-food-brands-is-working-for-now/2025-05-09T20:23:31+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/08/city-of-kamloops-homeowners-to-start-receiving-tax-notices-this-week/2025-05-08T17:35:52+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/08/business-beat-rough-start-for-year-for-canadian-tire-tim-hortons/2025-05-08T17:22:41+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/08/police-images-of-suspects-in-tranquille-road-assault-released/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/suspects-beating-08may2025.jpgsuspects-beating(Image: RCMP)2025-05-08T17:11:46+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/08/tnrd-free-chipping-days-for-east-barriere-lake-neskonlith-knouff/2025-05-08T16:59:16+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/07/city-issues-point-in-time-count-outlines-increases-in-homelessness/2025-05-08T14:52:43+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/08/charbonneau-look-to-australia-for-how-to-trade-with-china/2025-05-09T16:54:58+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/07/editorial-the-citys-business-belongs-to-the-public-not-to-councillors/2025-05-09T13:49:05+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/07/carney-trump-what-happened-in-the-high-stakes-oval-office-summit/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/carney-trump1-06may2025.jpgCarney-Trump1-06may2025https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/carney-trump2-06may2025-1.jpgCarney-Trump2-06may2025Carney-Trump22025-05-08T05:15:20+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/07/city-second-information-session-upcoming-for-tranquille-phase-three/2025-05-07T16:47:20+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/07/city-hall-city-wide-test-alert-scheduled-for-may-8/2025-05-07T16:39:56+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/07/business-beat-more-hope-that-some-bay-stores-will-survive/2025-05-07T16:35:55+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/06/business-new-evidence-that-we-simply-dont-want-to-visit-the-u-s/2025-05-06T18:26:10+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/06/rothenburger-mayors-ongoing-misconduct-strains-public-trust-councillors-claim/2025-05-18T01:06:04+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/05/rothenburger-why-is-city-hall-keeping-letter-to-kahlon-a-big-secret/2025-05-07T16:44:08+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/05/tnrd-voyent-alert-test-set-for-electoral-areas-on-friday-may-9/2025-05-06T02:02:33+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/05/police-series-of-small-blazes-raises-prospect-of-garbage-can-fire-starters/2025-05-06T03:46:10+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/05/city-hall-annual-emergency-services-day-to-be-held-may-10-at-mcisland/2025-05-06T01:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/05/business-trump-takes-aim-at-a-brand-new-target-in-his-trade-war/2025-05-06T01:19:14+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/05/city-hall-residents-encouraged-to-use-mycity-account-for-tax-payments/2025-05-06T01:11:14+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/05/police-thieves-foiled-in-attempt-to-steal-vehicle-with-standard-shift/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/carthieves-05may2025.jpgCarthieves(Images: RCMP)2025-05-06T00:29:44+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/03/dividing-lines-neighbourhood-inequality-and-unemployment-in-kamloops/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tsigaris-unemployment-fig3-03may2025.jpgtsigaris-employ-03may2025Figure 3: The unemployment bathtub analogy CC BY-NC-SA 4.0https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tsigaris-unemployment-fig2-03may2025.jpgTsigaris-emply-fig2Figure 2: Convergence versus divergence of unemployment rates in the neighbourhoods of Kamloops. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tsigaris-employment-fig1-03may2025.jpgemployfig1Figure 1: An association between the state of the neighbourhood and the unemployment rate in the various neighbourhoods over a decade. CC BY-NC-SA 4.02025-05-06T17:05:48+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/02/charbonneau-nation-building-with-a-transcanada-electrical-grid/2025-05-03T01:34:29+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/02/business-beat-new-hope-regarding-hudsons-bay-bankruptcy/2025-05-02T16:17:05+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/05/01/police-gun-manufacturing-equipment-displayed-in-show-and-tell/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/police-guns2-01may2025.jpgpolice-guns2-01may2025https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/police-guns3-01may2025.jpgpolice-guns3-01may2025https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/police-guns-pelley-01may2025.jpegpolice-guns-pelley-01may2025Guns and equipment were on display at police news conference.2025-05-02T19:41:30+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/30/editorial-credit-to-the-orange-man-for-electing-carney-and-the-liberals/2025-05-02T20:37:24+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/29/business-with-election-over-carney-is-already-talking-tough-with-trump/2025-04-29T19:22:28+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/29/police-no-criminality-suspected-in-death-of-man-in-fire/2025-04-29T19:14:37+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/27/featured-comment-keys-to-success-in-establishing-effective-policing/2025-05-03T21:27:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/27/editorial-we-must-find-the-reason-for-senseless-attack-at-filipino-festival/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/filipino-scene-27april2025.jpgFilipino-attackSene after car-ramming attack at Filipino festival.2025-05-02T15:47:35+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/26/a-home-away-from-home-rethinking-international-student-housing-at-tru/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/kris-kadaleevanam61912-cropped.jpgkris-kadaleevanam61912 croppedKris Kadaleevanam.https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/housing-fig1-26april2025.jpgHousing-fig1Figure 1: Average monthly income, rent and shared rent from survey of 300 international students.2025-04-30T16:50:42+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/25/business-beat-newest-signs-of-tariff-related-consumer-worries/2025-04-25T14:09:55+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/25/charbonneau-in-a-trade-war-with-china-trump-will-blink-first/2025-04-26T14:57:54+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/22/letter-ttes-offers-heartfelt-condolences-on-death-of-pope-francis/2025-04-22T17:14:39+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/22/price-time-for-an-important-annual-reminder-tick-season-has-arrived/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tick-walthamtickservices.jpegtick-WalthamTickServices(Image: Waltham Pest Services)2025-04-22T16:58:39+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/21/johnson-proposal-for-city-owned-healthcare-clinic-is-a-smart-idea/2025-04-23T16:58:26+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/19/covid-19-income-inequality-during-the-pandemic-in-kamloops/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/olivia-headshot.jpg.jpegOlivia Headshot.jpgOlivia Simms.https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tsigaris-fig1-19april2025.jpgtsgiaris-fig1Figure 1: Lorenz curve employment and labour-market-related income comparisons for 2020. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/screenshot-2025-04-18-at-12.51.34e280afpm.pngtsigaris-fig2-19april2025Figure 2: Government Transfer Payments, Kamloops, B.C., Statistics Canada 2023, Table from: Tsigaris et al. (2024)2025-04-19T19:38:04+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/18/guest-column-show-responsibility-and-respect-for-canada-by-voting/2025-04-18T18:06:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/18/armchair-archives-sunday-shopping-definitely-a-yes-or-no-question/2025-04-17T20:42:40+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/16/city-hall-annual-auction-of-surplus-items-returns-april-24-27/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/auction-truck-city-april2025.jpgauction-truck-city-april20252007 truck will be among the items up for auction. (Image: City of Kamloops)2025-04-17T03:41:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/17/charbonneau-the-asleep-and-its-war-on-woke-seek-return-to-dark-ages/2025-04-18T18:39:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/16/business-beat-bank-of-canada-holds-the-line-on-interest-rates/2025-04-16T22:18:08+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/12/efficient-reliable-accessible-rethinking-public-transit-in-kamloops/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/forbes-colin.jpegForbes-ColinColin Forbes.https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/transit-graf-april2025.pngtransit-graf-april2025Figure 1: Potential Solutions by Colin Forbes, Image created by Napkin AI2025-04-18T20:44:11+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/11/armchair-archives-whos-the-champ-of-word-mangling-at-city-hall/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/word-cloud-pixabay-april2025.jpgword-cloud-pixabay-april2025(Image: Narsisco, Pixabay.com)2025-04-17T05:41:35+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/12/editorial-fixing-design-shortcomings-of-cancer-centre-worth-waiting-for/2025-04-12T04:32:27+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/11/police-overlanders-bridge-reopened-after-man-spotted-with-gun-on-overpass/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/bridge-overlander.jpgbridge-overlander(Image: Bridge cam file photo)2025-04-16T16:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/10/in-the-ledge-design-for-kamloops-cancer-centre-isnt-workable/2025-04-12T01:21:16+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/10/tru-threat-to-university-campus-being-investigated-by-police/2025-04-10T17:30:43+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/09/editorial-messed-up-riding-boundaries-guarantee-confusion/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/riding-kam-rockies-2025.jpgriding-kam-rockies-2025New Kamloops-Shuswap-Rockies riding. (Image: Elections Canada)2025-04-11T18:11:18+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/10/charbonneau-what-to-do-if-trumps-america-invades-greenland/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/greenland-destroyer-09april2025.jpgGreenland-ship(Image: Pixabay.com)2025-04-09T22:47:58+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/09/election-25-cheat-sheet-to-test-candidates-on-federal-issues/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/screenshot-2025-04-09-at-3.15.15e280afpm.pngElection 25-lights2025-04-10T00:13:25+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/25/armchair-archives-grad-is-exciting-but-not-a-licence-for-bad-behaviour/2025-04-08T22:43:44+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/08/johnson-the-honour-walk-a-moment-of-grief-and-hope/2025-05-06T16:29:09+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/08/business-beat-a-lousy-month-at-the-movies-as-box-office-numbers-slump/2025-04-08T14:31:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/08/national-pulse-liberal-lead-holds-vote-commitment-firms-up/2025-04-08T14:22:02+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/07/coffee-with-the-mayor-keep-budget-increase-to-2-and-cut-councillors-and-managers-pay/2025-04-08T16:35:06+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/07/suzuki-pipeline-giants-lawsuit-against-greenpeace-an-attack-on-freedoms/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/greenpeace-standing-rock-lawsuit.jpggreenpeace-standing-rock-lawsuitStanding Rock protest. (Image: Richard Bluecloud Castaneda via Greenpeace)2025-04-07T18:33:58+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/07/business-beat-another-fashion-retailer-on-the-brink/2025-04-07T18:17:10+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/07/police-mans-body-found-at-scene-of-fire-on-north-shore/2025-04-07T18:08:26+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/06/valuing-our-wildlife-why-your-voice-matters-for-the-bc-wildlife-parks-educational-future/2025-04-06T03:49:33+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/05/shelter-for-all-addressing-homelessness-in-kamloops/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/homelessness-fig3-05april2025.pnghomelessness-fig3-05april2025Figure 3: “The housing continuum” [modified from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 2018] by Statistics Canada (2023a) is used under the Statistics Canada Open License.https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/homelessness-fig2-05april2025.pnghomelessness-fig2-05april2025Figure 2: Bathtub model created by Garima Mehta. The model is a visual metaphor showing how people enter and exit homelessness. Inflows include poverty, housing shortages, and systemic failures. Outflows include supported housing, recovery, and reintegration. When inflows exceed outflows, the level of homelessness rises. Reducing the "water level" requires slowing inflows and accelerating outflows.https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/homelessness-fig1-05april2025.pnghomelessness-fig1-05april2025Figure 1: Kamloops 2023 Point-in time Count, Image created by Napkin AIhttps://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/mehta-garima-tru-april2025.jpegmehta-garima-tru-april2025Garima Mehta.2025-04-08T03:40:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/04/rothenburger-remembering-the-beetle-that-tried-to-eat-kamloops/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pinebeetle-2007.jpgbeetle-2007The tiny beetle with the big bite.2025-04-05T14:44:35+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/05/rothenburger-how-tnrd-directors-set-up-their-pay-raise-to-avoid-a-cheese-grater/2025-04-06T14:49:36+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/04/national-pulse-canadians-are-ready-to-play-hardball-for-the-long-haul/2025-04-04T15:29:23+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/04/business-beat-first-job-market-rumblings-as-trump-tariffs-take-effect/2025-04-04T15:17:52+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/03/editorial-think-were-in-the-clear-with-trumps-tariffs-think-again/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/trump-libday-02april2025.jpgTrump-Liberation-02april2025Trump and his chart.2025-04-04T00:52:34+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/03/police-stolen-car-used-for-crimes-in-b-c-and-alberta-suspects-arrested/2025-04-03T23:24:54+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/03/charbonneau-irony-defined-bcsc-uses-ai-to-warn-of-ai/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/music-geralt-pixabay.jpegmusic-geralt-pixabay(Image: Geralt, Pixabay.com)2025-04-03T00:17:57+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/02/thompson-rivers-university-new-president-named-to-succeed-fairbairn/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/airini-tru-02april2025.jpegAirini-TRU-02april2025Dr Airini.2025-04-02T19:19:27+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/02/police-cash-firearms-drugs-seized-stolen-property-recovered/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/drugs-rcmp-02april2025.jpegdrugs-rcmp-02april20252025-04-02T15:31:55+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/01/editorial-the-tax-is-gone-what-do-we-do-about-the-environment-now/2025-04-03T01:20:25+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/01/in-the-ledge-why-wont-govt-restore-funding-to-the-clearwater-rapattack/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/stamer-ward-ledge2-01april2025-copy.jpegStamer, WardMLA Ward Stamer in B.C. Legislature. (Image: BC Hansard screenshot)2025-04-02T02:27:11+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/01/bear-season-city-promotes-special-solid-waste-containers/2025-04-02T02:09:11+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/01/police-officer-injured-during-arrest-of-suspect-in-clapperton-breakin-attempt/2025-04-02T14:11:38+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/01/national-pulse-those-who-are-struggling-lean-cpc-but-there-are-fewer/2025-04-01T17:45:07+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/04/01/business-beat-how-most-canadians-would-fight-donald-trumps-tariffs/2025-04-01T17:35:29+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/31/in-the-ledge-carbon-tax-bill-should-have-been-brought-forward-earlier/2025-04-01T05:37:06+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/31/national-pulse-liberals-still-lead-with-big-advantage-among-women/2025-03-31T23:51:46+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/31/editorial-the-kamloops-councillor-who-has-come-in-from-the-cold/2025-04-02T02:32:34+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/31/business-beat-why-the-price-of-gold-has-soared-to-new-heights/2025-03-31T15:23:03+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/29/investing-in-culture-the-case-for-kamloops-performing-arts-centre/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sam-tru-march2025.jpgSam-TRU-march2025https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pac-tru-figure1-29march2025.pngPAC-TRU-Figure1-29march20252025-03-31T14:30:50+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/29/rothenburger-how-curling-was-ruined-by-trying-to-make-it-better/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/curling-ourteam-c1970s.jpgcurling-ourteam-c1970sLOCAL ZONE WINNERS way back when, with their corn brooms and cozy sweaters. On the left is the Armchair Mayor, with Bernie Rothenburger in the middle, Roy Hackle right, and skip Daryl Will in front.2025-03-29T15:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/28/tnrd-regional-district-board-sets-tax-increase-at-5-9-per-cent-for-2025/2025-03-28T17:24:34+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/27/national-pulse-vote-switchers-say-liberal-surge-driven-by-carney-trump/2025-03-28T15:05:10+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/27/business-beat-auto-tariffs-are-here-whats-next-in-trumps-trade-war/2025-03-27T18:32:06+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/27/police-gun-cash-and-drugs-seized-from-motel-room/2025-03-27T18:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/28/armchair-archives-civic-parties-have-a-history-of-failure-in-kamloops/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/melcol-1980s.jpgmelcol-hed-1960s2025-04-01T02:03:07+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/27/charbonneau-two-solitudes-redefined-quebec-draws-closer-the-right-drifts-apart/2025-03-27T01:48:58+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/26/forseth-isnt-icbc-supposed-to-be-hands-off-from-govt-interference/2025-03-28T01:18:18+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/26/police-victim-of-parking-lot-scam-talked-into-trading-real-gold-for-fake/2025-03-26T22:12:35+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/26/business-beat-some-new-options-for-canada-in-the-trade-war/2025-03-26T15:51:44+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/25/rothenburger-as-we-await-sarai-probe-kahlon-declines-involvement/2025-03-26T13:57:44+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/25/housing-20-complex-care-homes-planned-for-columbia-precinct/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/columbia-precinct.pngColumbia-precinct2025-03-26T14:49:40+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/25/national-pulse-most-premiers-see-approval-rise-amid-u-s-threats/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/premiers-ari-25march2025.jpgpremiers-tri(Image: Angus Reid Institute)2025-03-25T17:13:04+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/25/police-driver-speeds-crashes-into-curb-arrested-for-being-impaired/2025-03-25T23:24:07+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/24/editorial-mutual-dropping-of-aap-appeals-is-a-pragmatic-solution/2025-03-25T02:50:30+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/24/statements-city-withdraws-appeal-so-does-kamloops-citizens-united/2025-03-26T02:20:23+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/24/national-pulse-liberal-lead-over-cpc-increases-to-eight-points/2025-03-25T02:38:34+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/24/business-beat-latest-news-on-the-hudsons-bays-financial-troubles/2025-03-24T16:19:49+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/24/johnson-bill-7-is-a-temporary-tool-to-combat-a-threat-we-didnt-expect/2025-03-25T14:34:35+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/23/editorial-what-mark-carney-must-do-to-defeat-pierre-poilievre/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/carney-meyers-elbows-23march2025.jpgcarney-meyers-elbows-23march2025Carney and comedian Mike Meyers during their "elbows up" skit before the election.2025-03-24T15:14:22+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/23/forseth-bill-7-will-strip-away-150-years-of-democratic-representation/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/bill7-petition-march2025.jpgbill7-petition-march2025(Image: Alan Forseth)2025-03-24T04:39:58+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/22/the-cost-of-policing-evaluating-kamloops-law-enforcement-future/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/patrick-izett.jpegpatrick IzettPatrick Izett.https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/policing-fig1-22march2025.jpgpolicing-fig1-22march2025.jpgFigure 1: Alternative police systems, Image created by Napkin AI2025-04-24T16:04:18+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/21/national-pulse-canadians-support-national-standards-on-trade-barriers/2025-03-21T20:12:59+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/21/business-beat-a-surprising-sign-that-canadas-consumers-are-nervous/2025-03-21T20:00:25+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/21/armchair-archives-draining-the-swamp-is-nothing-new-not-in-kamloops/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cityhall-frontdoor-bw-march2025.jpgCity Hall- front door-B&W(Image Mel Rothenburger)2025-03-22T08:59:10+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/20/police-two-taken-to-hospital-after-pair-of-mental-health-crises/2025-03-21T00:00:09+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/20/charbonneau-donald-trump-has-no-grand-plan-to-take-canadas-resources/2025-03-25T23:36:05+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/20/community-residents-invited-to-pitch-in-for-annual-clean-the-beach/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/beach-cleanup-city-march2025.jpgBeach Cleanup(Image: City of Kamloops)2025-03-20T17:18:29+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/20/business-beat-small-business-confidence-plummets/2025-03-20T15:42:24+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/20/rothenburger-measles-is-back-what-if-we-dont-know-if-were-immune/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/measles-cdc-march2025.jpegmeasles-cdc-march2025Measles and its telltale rash. (Image: CDC)2025-08-03T08:59:05+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/19/education-crackdown-on-international-students-is-gutting-our-universities/2025-03-19T17:57:04+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/19/business-beat-how-canadians-are-having-an-impact-on-u-s-tourism/2025-03-19T17:35:03+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/19/editorial-loss-of-the-iconic-bay-stores-is-a-national-tragedy/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/hbc-hbc-march2025-1.jpeghbc-hbc-march2025https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/hbc-hbc-march2025.jpeghbc-hbc-march2025(Image: Hudson's Bay 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Awad.2025-03-20T20:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/14/police-teenager-lands-in-hospital-after-tranquille-road-assault/2025-03-14T16:15:46+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/14/armchair-archives-gordon-chow-the-man-who-ran-for-mayor/2025-03-15T19:24:50+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/13/police-staff-at-two-sahali-grocery-stores-assaulted-by-shoplifter-suspect/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/robbery-suspect-13march2025.jpgRobbery Suspect-13march2025(Image: RCMP)2025-03-14T01:55:03+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/13/trudeau-hey-canada-one-last-thing/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/trudeau-onelasthing-13march2025.jpgTrudeau-onelasthing-13march2025Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says farewell.2025-03-13T21:51:37+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/13/police-counterfeit-bills-passed-at-three-kamloops-businesses/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/counterfeit-rcmp-13march2025.jpgcounterfeit-rcmp-13march2025(Image: RCMP)2025-03-13T18:44:14+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/13/business-beat-who-can-solve-the-trade-war-with-the-u-s/2025-03-13T15:51:53+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/12/fire-improper-disposal-of-rechargeable-batters-causing-fires/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/emterra-kamloops-march2025.jpegEmterra-Kamloops-march2025(Image: Emterra)2025-03-13T02:52:17+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/12/police-rcmp-release-image-of-suspect-in-cherry-avenue-break-enter/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/suspect-be-12march2025.jpgsuspect-b&e-12march2025(Image: RCMP)2025-03-13T02:39:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/13/input-share-your-voice-on-the-drought-issue-in-kamloops/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/drought-sign-12march2025.jpgdrought-sign-12march2025(Image: Mel Rothenburger)2025-03-13T02:36:59+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/13/charbonneau-the-ugly-american-v2-0-is-very-different-than-the-original/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/uglyamerican-brando-1063.jpgUgly AmericanMarlon Brando in scene from The Ugly American, based on the book of the same name.2025-03-13T20:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/12/editorial-new-rules-for-public-inquiries-better-than-nothing-but/2025-03-13T15:28:26+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/12/red-bridge-cleanup-of-debris-from-south-thompson-has-been-completed/2025-03-13T02:03:44+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/12/national-pulse-neither-canadians-nor-americans-favour-51st-state-idea/2025-03-12T23:37:18+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/12/business-beat-still-more-on-whats-happening-in-the-tariff-war/2025-03-12T23:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/12/childcare-new-centre-will-provide-three-dozen-spaces/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/stationplaza-march2025.jpgStation Plaza-march2025Station Plaza.2025-03-12T23:24:15+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/11/ukraine-war-whats-so-special-about-those-minerals-a-geologist-explains/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/minerals-pixabay-11march2025.jpgminerals-pixabay-11march2025(Image: 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(Image: Screenshot, CPAC)2025-03-12T03:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/08/forsyth-if-departure-of-three-mlas-is-needed-for-caucus-unity-let-it-be-so/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/forseth-stamer-anderson-march2025.jpgforseth-stamer-anderson-march2025Conservatives Richard Henderson, Alan Forseth and Ward Stamer. (Image: courtesy Alan Forseth)2025-03-09T19:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/09/guest-column-a-game-theoretic-perspective-of-trumps-trade-war/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/trade-containers-pixabay-march2025.jpgtrade-containers-pixabay-march2025(Image: Bellergy, Pixabay.com)2025-03-09T22:31:19+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/08/police-city-transit-bus-struck-by-projectile-no-passengers-injured/2025-03-09T18:10:34+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/08/rothenburger-bc-conservatives-and-a-misunderstanding-of-denialism/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/brodie-dallas-facebook-2022.jpgBrodie-DallasMLA Dallas Brodie. 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(Image: Screenshot, City of Quesnel)2025-03-07T22:57:26+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/05/suzuki-dont-cut-cbc-it-could-be-a-beacon-in-these-turbulent-times/2025-03-06T14:49:53+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/05/trump-logic-justin-trudeau-is-trying-to-use-tariffs-to-stay-in-power/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/trumplogic1-justin-05march2025.jpgTrumpLogic1-05march2025https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/trumplogic2-justin-05march2025-1.jpgTrumplogic-05march20252025-03-05T21:48:43+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/05/police-automobile-fire-in-residential-driveway-extinguished-by-kfr/2025-03-05T21:37:57+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/05/national-pulse-carney-freeland-more-trusted-than-poilievre-to-handle-trump/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/carney-mark-markcarney.ca-march2025.jpgCarney-Mark(Image: MarkCarney.ca)2025-03-05T21:28:24+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/05/business-beat-trumps-tariffs-just-might-result-in-lower-interest-rates/2025-03-05T18:42:13+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/05/editorial-should-51st-state-feel-insulted-at-being-ignored-in-speech/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/trump-truth-canada-04march2025.jpgTrump-canadahttps://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/trump-congress-04march2025.jpgtrump-congress-04march2025Trump addresses Congress.2025-03-05T16:35:15+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/04/featured-comment-katie-an-1100-seat-pac-wont-attract-rock-bands/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/prosperaplace-pp.com-march2025.jpgProspera PlaceProsperaPlace.com2025-03-06T01:20:32+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/04/trudeau-donald-well-stand-up-every-single-second-against-your-dumb-tariffs/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/trudeau-tariffs-04march2025.jpgTrudeau-tariffs-speech-04march2025Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers response to Trump's tariffs.2025-03-05T02:16:53+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/03/04/in-the-ledge-long-time-resident-bill-kershaw-makes-barriere-stronger/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/kershaw-bill.jpegKershaw-billBill Kershaw. 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(Image: Wikipedia)2025-01-28T00:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/20/editorial-inaugural-speech-was-more-of-the-same-old-trump/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trump-inauguration-20jan2025.jpgtrump-inauguration-20jan2025Trump during his inauguration address.2025-01-23T15:09:53+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/17/city-residents-cite-communications-street-problems-as-big-issues/2025-01-19T00:22:26+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/18/suzuki-car-culture-is-driving-us-to-disaster-it-needs-to-end/2025-01-19T16:47:25+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/18/rothenburger-secret-tape-didnt-work-out-the-way-i-had-planned/2025-01-21T19:16:50+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/16/editorial-why-150-million-police-station-should-go-to-an-aap/2025-01-28T18:36:41+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/17/forseth-there-are-three-possible-dates-for-next-federal-election/2025-01-17T04:37:50+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/17/armchair-archives-strange-strategies-out-at-the-ranch/2025-01-17T17:30:37+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/15/editorial-public-inquiries-may-yet-be-saved-but-it-sure-aint-simple/2025-01-16T20:38:01+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/16/charbonneau-if-the-u-s-invades-well-ask-russia-for-help/2025-01-17T03:03:57+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/14/national-pulse-a-solid-no-to-51st-state-on-both-sides-of-the-border/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/screenshot-2025-01-14-at-11.07.41e280afam.png51-ARI-14jan20252025-01-14T19:38:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/11/armchair-archives-losing-one-the-communitys-very-best-family-doctors/2025-01-14T05:04:31+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/14/editorial-city-hall-pr-department-takes-propaganda-to-a-new-level/2025-01-14T21:57:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/13/forseth-fair-vote-canada-needs-to-be-both-fair-and-right/2025-01-14T00:30:40+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/13/rothenburger-will-the-sun-rise-in-the-west-over-city-hall-this-year/2025-01-14T00:56:41+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/11/featured-comment-new-family-doctors-have-unrealistic-demands/2025-01-12T13:43:26+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/11/johnson-a-chat-with-chatgpt-raises-issue-of-concern-about-social-bias/2025-01-12T07:32:17+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/10/forseth-independent-investigation-into-election-questions-needed/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/rustad-john-jan2025.jpgRustad-john-jan2025John Rustad.2025-01-12T18:47:23+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/10/trump-logic-a-despicable-charade-is-over-we-will-appeal/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trump-logic-10jan2025.jpgTrump Logic2025-01-11T00:52:49+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/10/city-hall-council-remains-focused-on-strengthening-community-trust/2025-01-11T16:18:15+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/09/police-three-arrested-after-break-ins-and-theft-from-storage-containers/2025-01-10T01:23:48+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/09/national-pulse-is-jagmeet-singh-the-right-leader-to-boost-ndps-fortunes/2025-01-09T18:15:21+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/09/police-crime-fighting-pooch-neeka-celebrates-her-fifth-birthday/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/police-neeka-jan2025.jpegpolice-neeka-jan2025Neeka. (Image: RCMP)2025-01-09T16:36:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/09/charbonneau-thanks-to-the-deep-state-for-keeping-government-running/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/hannaford-john-privycouncil-govtfoto-jan2025.jpeghannaford-john-privycouncil-govtfoto-jan2025John Hannaford, Clerk of the Privy Council, Canada's top bureaucrat. (Image: Govt foto)2025-01-09T16:36:46+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/08/editorial-for-our-economic-security-weve-got-to-stop-subsidizing-alaska/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/juneau-mel-may2023.jpgJuneau-Alaska-Mel-may2023A nice place to visit, but why don't we own it? (Mel Rothenburger photo)2025-01-14T19:19:05+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/08/trump-logic-oh-canada-the-51st-state-of-america-eh/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trump-logic-canada-07jan2024.jpgTrump-logic-canada-07jan20242025-01-14T20:06:43+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/06/politics-how-justin-trudeaus-focus-on-social-policy-will-be-his-legacy/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trudeau-justin-speaks-06jan2025.jpgTrudeau-Justin-speaks-06jan2025Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation today, Jan. 6, 2025.2025-01-08T02:05:37+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/06/johnson-ukraine-has-options-available-as-peace-treaty-imminent/2025-01-08T23:15:50+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/06/editorial-trudeau-picks-the-right-path-towards-a-change-in-leadership/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trudeau-resign-06jan2024.jpgTrudeau-resign-06jan20242025-01-08T18:10:57+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/03/movies-will-clint-eastwoods-newest-film-be-the-95-year-olds-last-hurrah/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/eastwood-juror-no.-2-2024-copy.jpgEastwood-Juror-No.-2-2024 copy(Image: Warner Bros.)2025-01-04T04:54:30+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/03/armchair-archives-10-things-that-will-probably-happen-in-2014/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/melcol-2014.jpgmelcol-hed-20142025-01-03T23:12:21+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/03/national-pulse-freeland-most-likely-to-give-slight-boost-to-liberal-fortunes/2025-01-05T15:51:12+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/02/police-youth-threatened-with-firearm-while-walking-on-trail-near-capilano/2025-01-03T00:22:35+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/02/police-one-killed-three-injured-in-two-vehicle-collision-east-of-savona/2025-01-02T23:08:27+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/02/charbonneau-anger-distrust-are-fueling-anti-incumbent-mood/2025-01-03T20:38:35+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/02/police-pipe-bomb-found-on-schubert-drive-beach-safely-disposed-of/2025-01-02T22:42:14+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2025/01/01/letter-time-for-a-serious-conversation-about-urban-deer-problem/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/deer-buck-noakes-john-dec2024.jpgdeer-buck-noakes-john-dec2024(Image: Submitted via John Noakes)2025-01-03T20:56:23+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2024/12/31/police-suspect-arrested-after-report-of-threats-involving-firearm/2024-12-31T18:44:48+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2024/12/31/national-pulse-support-drops-to-16-libs-face-an-unhappy-new-year/2024-12-31T18:33:25+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2024/12/30/forseth-ski-hill-trash-talk-aimed-at-trudeau-was-totally-inappropriate/https://armchairmayor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/duggan-emily-facebook-dec2024.jpgDuggan-emily-dec2024Emily Duggan (Image: Facebook)2025-01-09T14:46:37+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2024/12/30/johnson-permanently-axing-gst-might-be-better-that-axing-carbon-tax/2024-12-31T23:43:44+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2024/12/28/johnson-reacting-to-trumps-51st-state-talk-plays-right-into-his-hands/2025-01-09T00:33:59+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2024/12/26/charbonneau-new-populism-in-the-new-year/2024-12-28T02:43:36+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2024/12/24/forseth-nothing-surprising-in-stingrays-response-to-chnl-concerns/2024-12-26T02:47:47+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2024/12/24/letter-the-kamloops-city-councillors-eight-days-of-christmas/2024-12-25T15:59:31+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.ca/2024/12/24/letter-am-radio-stations-face-difficult-economic-challenges-staying-afloat/2024-12-26T05:15:53+00:00monthlyhttps://armchairmayor.cadaily1.02026-04-03T07:08:45+00:00