Homelessness

HAMER-JACKSON – Let’s be clear; social disorder is not the same all over

March 18, 2024 // 3 Comments

This is the address delivered to the annual Kamloops Chamber of Commerce dinner at Thompson Rivers University on Thursday, March 14, 2024 by Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. By REID [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – A once-pleasant neighbourhood is now under siege

November 19, 2023 // 8 Comments

By LYNNE STONIER-NEWMAN Guest Columnist SIRENS BLARING, three fire engines, two ambulances and two police cars arrived shortly after 11 p.m. last Sunday night. Lynne [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Homeless count raises questions but provides no answers

October 31, 2023 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE LATEST HOMELESSNESS COUNT raises many questions about the “unhoused” in Kamloops but provides no answers. Called the [Continue]

CITY COUNCIL – Mayor proposes program to help street folks go home

September 10, 2023 // 1 Comment

Homeless people who want to go back to their home towns should get a helping hand to make the trip, says Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. The mayor will put a motion in front of [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – We can make a difference by helping in small ways

July 11, 2023 // 8 Comments

By TRUDY MONTGOMERY Guest Columnist NO SINGLE SOLUTION can end homelessness. Simple kindness and compassion will help. Having no home leads people to yearn for a door to [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Forum on drugs and social disorder provided plenty to think about

June 22, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS RESIDENTS — those who turned out for a community forum last night — were given a lot to think about when it comes to drug [Continue]