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REID ALL ABOUT IT – Council didn’t like his mike complaint so they cut him off
10+ hour, 6+ min ago (256+ words) Today’s (July 14, 2026) glimpse into the mayoral life of Reid Hamer-Jackson. WHAT DOES a City council do when the mayor complains about having his microphone cut off when he’s in the middle of asking questions? It cuts off his microphone, of…...
EDITORIAL – A true slate election looks more and more unlikely for Kamloops
9+ hour, 2+ min ago (194+ words) An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CLOSER WE GET to this autumn’s municipal election, the less likely it gets that we’ll have a battle of slates. When Pivot Kamloops was formed and announced, there was speculation that the BC Conservatives…...
BUSINESS BEAT – Newest housing stats show ups and downs across Canada
15+ hour, 50+ min ago (76+ words) ArmchairMayor.ca The newest housing price forecast – who’s hot and who’s not, another gas price warning, and the latest sign that more Canadians are now willing to visit the U.S… in your July 14 edition of Canada’s Business Beat with…...
CHARBONNEAU – Will Alberta be happy with another pipeline through B.C.?
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (506+ words) THEY WEREN’T HAPPY after we bought the first one for them. It cost Canadians $34 billion and took six years to build. We received little thanks for our gift. Albertans moaned that they already paid for the pipeline through decades of…...
WILDFIRES – Heavy smoke causes City to adjust municipal operations
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (212+ words) Regional wildfire smoke is causing municipal operations to be adjusted accordingly, says City Hall. “Conditions can change quickly as wildfire smoke moves through the region,” said Dušan Magdolen, the City’s cultural services and events manager. “We encourage residents to stay…...
EDITORIAL – New pipeline plan is a sure sign that we live in a world gone insane
1+ week, 4+ day ago (453+ words) Trans Mountain pipe being laid north of Kamloops in 2021. (Image: Mel Rothenburger) An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HAS THE WORLD gone stark raving mad? The announcement of plans to build the proposed Alberta-through-B.C. oil pipeline is being greeted as some…...
ROTHENBURGER – Beware those who tell you to run for political office
1+ week, 5+ day ago (570+ words) ‘A LOT OF PEOPLE have asked me to run.’ No doubt you’ve heard that one several times in recent weeks from former politicians, incumbents and newcomers. What is their definition of “a lot”? To some people, three is a lot....
STONIER-NEWMAN – Thanks to TRU for careful look at Williams Lake campus
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (822+ words) HAPPY CANADA DAY… and thank you to TRU’s board of governors, directors and administrators! Like most of the Cariboo Country’s residents and supporters probably are, I’m relieved. When TRU has completed its extensive evaluation within the Cariboo regions and its…...
EDITORIAL – O’Reilly must clear up the mystery surrounding mayor’s texts
2+ week, 4+ day ago (385+ words) An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE MAN WHO wants to be the next mayor owes the people of Kamloops an explanation. Coun. Mike O’Reilly needs to explain how, as deputy mayor for June, he didn’t know he’d have to chair…...
POLICE – Thieves steal ATM and truck, go for a swim in North Thompson River
2+ week, 4+ day ago (199+ words) Two men made a run for the river and one of them escaped by swimming across it after a break-in at a local pub early today (June 26, 2026). Just after 3:30 a.m., police were called to the pub in the 3300-block of Westsyde…...