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ROTHENBURGER: Life in a small town can get a bit silly at times
LIFE IN A SMALL TOWN can get kind of silly, sometimes, can't it? By small town, I mean, of course, small in the best sense of the word, a place where you can walk down the main street or sit in a coff...
Vern Strecheniuk Jun 15, 2019 Fake fire hydrant (l); real fire hydrant across the street from the fake one (Image Credit: Mel Rothenburger)

ROTHENBURGER: Please tell us killing the black bear is a last resort
FAR BE IT FROM ME to tell conservation officers how to do their job but I'll do it anyway.There's a broken trust between COs and members of the public when it comes to wildlife encroaching on urban ar...
Vern Strecheniuk Jun 11, 2019 Image Credit: Contributed / Ann Hahr

NEUSTAETER: On Marriage
I UNDERSTAND WHY there's so much negative talk about marriage in our society.With a divorce rate of 38 per cent in Canada it would be a blatant lie to suggest that marriage is easy, simple or even gua...
Vern Strecheniuk Jun 02, 2019 Image Credit: Dreamstime.com

B.C. sending more firefighters out of province
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service is sending more firefighters out of province to battle fires in Alberta and the Yukon as others prepare to return. Nearly 140 personnel will begin leaving for Albert...
Jun 01, 2019 Image Credit: Canadian Press

Two of three small fires near Savona extinguished
KAMLOOPS - Three fires that popped up in the Savona area after a storm rolled through on Thursday are almost completely extinguished. B.C. Wildfire Information Officer Taylor MacDonald says lightning ...
Jun 01, 2019 Image Credit: Contributed / Crissy Felker

ROTHENBURGER: Busking bylaw was a solution looking for a problem
THE 'STREET PERFORMANCE' issue appears to finally be put to rest and thankfully so. It was a classic case of a solution looking for a problem.City council this week put a stop to it, cutting short an ...
Jun 01, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today

CHARBONNEAU: U.S challenges Canada's Northwest Passage
PRESIDENT TRUMP PLANS to send ships into our Northwest Passage without Canada's permission. Why he would want to provoke Canada - America's closest ally and trading partner - is a mystery. If he succe...
James Peters May 30, 2019 Image Credit: Sophia Granchinho / Dreamstime.com

ROTHENBURGER: Time to end the dance on marijuana tax sharing
THERE'S A SLOW, AWKWARD DANCE going on between politicians and somebody should make the music stop.It has to do with splitting up the windfall from cannabis taxes. The federal government agreed to giv...
May 30, 2019 Arjun Singh (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

The B.C. Lions "Mad Hatter"
KAMLOOPS - It's all about the hats at the B.C. Lions Camp Kamloops.Head coach DeVone Claybrooks always wearns his cap tilted to the side.Today Chad Klassen has caught up with the Lions "Mad Hatter", q...
May 28, 2019 Image credit: B.C. Lions

City, CUPE employees reach five-year contract
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and its CUPE-represented employees have reached an agreement on a new five-year contract.In a release, the City says the deal includes a 2.5 per cent wage increase in i...
May 28, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today

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