Seniors

EDITORIAL – Want to retire? Make sure you have $1.7 million in the bank

February 9, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HOW MUCH do you think you’ll need to retire? Maybe the real question should be, how long do you think it will take you to store away $1.7 [Continue]

COMMUNITY – Seniors’ Christmas light tour back after two-year interruption

November 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

The 46th annual Seniors’ Light Tour will take place Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, 6 to 10 p.m. Residents 55 and over are invited to see the best lights in the city. After the [Continue]

COMMUNITY – City picked to host 2026 55+ British Columbia Games

November 7, 2022 // 0 Comments

Kamloops has been picked to host the 2026 55+ BC Games. Today’s announcement (Nov. 7, 2022) comes on the heels of hosting the 2022 55+ Canada Games, which were held [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City’s $25,000 study is a slap in the face to our seniors

September 8, 2022 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S NOT EASY getting old; ask any senior. The City of Kamloops wants to find out what’s needed to make life better for the older [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – I want an improved health span, not life span

July 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

I PROBABLY WON’T won’t die of “old age.” More likely, I’ll die of some disease associated with growing older. For too many of us, health span is reduced by [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – 13 things seniors know about COVID-19 that you don’t

December 18, 2021 // 1 Comment

THERE ARE THIRTEEN THINGS wrong with me. I don’t mean the personality flaws others might see. I’m talking about diagnosed chronic medical conditions. I know there are 13 [Continue]