Author Archives: James Peters
ROTHENBURGER: Surrey report shows city police force not a good idea here
KAMLOOPS - IF THE IDEA OF a Kamloops municipal police force ever rears its head again, a look at what's going on in Surrey would be in order.A report on the costs of switching from the RCMP to a munic...
Jun 05, 2019
Safeway stores in Sahali, 100 Mile House, Williams Lake to become FreshCo
KAMLOOPS - Safeway stores in Kamloops, 100 Mile House and Williams Lake are among those that will be temporarily closed and transformed by their parent company later this year. The Kamloops Safeway lo...
Jun 05, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: Payphoto / Dreamstime.com)
CFJC Midday — Kamloops SPCA introduces you to Odin
Meet Odin! This 10-week-old kittie is available for adoption from the Kamloops SPCA.
Jun 05, 2019
Prominent Kamloops lawyer Currie to seek Green Party nomination
KAMLOOPS - A well-known Kamloops lawyer has decided to throw his hat in the political ring. Iain Currie has announced he is seeking the federal Green Party nomination in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo ...
Jun 05, 2019 Iain Currie in 2015 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Northern Alberta residents start returning home after evacuation due to fires
Some residents in northern Alberta have started to return home after wildfires forced them to leave their communities two weeks ago. An evacuation order was lifted for residents of High Level, the sur...
Jun 05, 2019
SOUND OFF: No easy solutions for plastic bag pollution
BANS ON PLASTIC BAGS are a hot topic in B.C. lately. Several municipalities across the province are working on bylaws to ban single-use plastic bags and the City of Victoria has been leading the way. ...
Jun 05, 2019 Image Credit: Cariboo Regional District
ROTHENBURGER: We can redefine the ‘G’ word if we want to
KAMLOOPS - LANGUAGE IS NOT the boss of us. We follow its rules when they suit us. We change language through common use and misuse. The English of today is much different than it was 100 or 200 years ...
Jun 04, 2019 Image Credit: Mel Rothenburger
Should the government do more to prevent mill closures, or are the circumstances beyond its control?
Jun 04, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: It’s possible to solve problems and also enjoy life
KAMLOOPS - SOME PEOPLE WOULD ONLY be happy if the entire world was gray and beige, devoid of extras.I draw that conclusion from some of the reaction to last week's Armchair Mayor editorial that praise...
Jun 03, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
West Fraser announces temporary forestry production curtailments in B.C.
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says all mill activities will be curtailed temporarily for a week in June at five British Columbia sawmills due to weakening lumber prices and high log costs. T...
Jun 03, 2019
