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]
Homelessness
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]
EDITORIAL – Forum on drugs and social disorder provided plenty to think about
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]
EDITORIAL – Experiment in decriminalization isn’t worth continuing
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SEVEN MORE PEOPLE DIED from drug overdoses in Kamloops last month, bringing the total for the year to 38. You’ve probably heard the [Continue]
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