EDITORIAL – Concerns about ‘access hub’ location should be no surprise
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE PROPOSAL to turn the old Butler Auto & RV property into a 24/7 “access hub” for the homeless raises the old question — is [Continue]
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HAMER-JACKSON – Let’s be clear; social disorder is not the same all over
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
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
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
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
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]
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