October 1, 2019

The city’s community spirit shone through with glowing colours when we lost Parkcrest elementary to fire on Sept. 5. That spirit was in the heartwarming welcome from Parkcrest staff for students . . .

September 27, 2019

Editor: In light of all the discussion of late about what a huge problem waste is becoming all over the globe, I would urge Kamloops council to look at reducing solid waste collection to once . . .

September 27, 2019

Editor: A. Lafleur’s letter of Sept. 20 (‘Ho, ho, ho and no, no, no to Santa Claus Parade changes’) proves once again nothing can be changed in Kamloops without people making a gigantic fuss over. . .

September 27, 2019

Editor: Twenty-five minutes. That’s how long it took recently for me to turn from Third Avenue onto Lansdowne Street and get to Second Avenue. This is, to put it mildly, ridiculous. I had . . .

September 26, 2019

The two Dennis the Menaces crashed into the men’s locker room, bouncing off walls and lockers as they rushed past me and charged into the changing stalls. Menace 1 emerged first, his swimsuit on . . .

September 26, 2019

Perhaps you have a blue or red or green or orange sign firmly planted in your front lawn and are simply waiting until Oct. 21 so you can exercise your franchise and get on with life. Maybe you . . .

September 26, 2019

Editor: Kudos to the wonderful people who assisted me in my biking accident a few weeks ago at the corner of Summit and Waddington in Sahali. It warmed my heart to have so many wonderful people. . .

September 26, 2019

Editor: Re: The Sept. 11 letter from Martha Solomon in which she criticizes the Kamloops Film Society for agreeing to show the film Unplanned at the Paramount Theatre on Sept. 27, Sept. 28 and . . .

September 26, 2019

Editor: I was recently with a gathering of friends that included people from out of town. On one of those gorgeous late summer days, we explored the downtown together. We admired the city’s . . .

September 26, 2019

Editor: Re: KTW’s front-page article of Sept. 25 (‘Abacus claims it is working to revive Ajax mine project’): It was suggested by the Kamloops community that because of such a sloppy . . .

September 26, 2019

The news out of Indonesia this week is disturbing. In West Papua, the Indonesian-ruled half of the world’s second-biggest island, New Guinea, the native people are definitely restive. About 1.8. . .

September 25, 2019

Editor: Take heart, Fridays For Future, the world is with you. I had the pleasure of marching with 15,000 people in Dresden Germany, last Friday. In Berlin, there were 240,000 people marching.. . .

September 24, 2019

Editor: We just renewed our car insurance under ICBC’s new “fairness insurance” plan. The annual bill is $2,500, simply because we have a new teen listed on the vehicle. That’s an increase of. . .

September 24, 2019

Editor: Why are schools continuing to install Wi-Fi instead of hard-wiring Internet devices? Using wires results in faster and more secure connections and, most importantly, is safer for . . .

September 24, 2019

Editor: I am sickened by the industry-wide attacks on Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s youthful indulgence in costume attire. Ironically, the publicly funded CBC leads this shameful parade. As. . .

September 24, 2019

Editor: Re: Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s racist symbolism and privilege: In the late 1980s, my family lived in a suburb of Chicago. On several occasions, someone had driven on a number our. . .

September 24, 2019

If the current federal election has shown us anything, it is that we are in a post-literate, post-fact environment in which images and their propaganda power guide public opinion. The prime . . .

September 24, 2019

Every so often — at least with every federal election — the concept of Western separation comes up. Considering the concentration of national political power in Ontario and Quebec, the idea of . . .

September 24, 2019

Maybe we can get through the climate crisis without a global catastrophe, although that door is closing fast. And maybe we can cope with the huge loss of jobs caused by the revolution in robotics. . .

September 20, 2019

Editor: The recent letter from Frank Weber regarding ICBC was typical of a “grass is always greener” type of attitude (‘ICBC needs true competition,” Sept. 11). Obviously, Weber has never been . . .

September 20, 2019

Editor: I have just finished reading about the incidents in Scotch Creek, where fed-up residents confronted squatters on a property due to those squatters being responsible for a crime spree in . . .

September 20, 2019

Editor: Have those in charge of switching the day and time for the Santa Claus Parade — from a Saturday morning to Sunday at dusk — considered the following ? • Having it late means it will be . . .

September 20, 2019

Editor: There was a rooster in Brocklehurst until an alert cyclist heard its salute to the morning sunshine and called city bylaws officers, who were able to track down the culprit and make sure . . .

September 20, 2019

Editor: Re: Martha Solomon’s letter of Sept. 11, in which she criticizes the Kamloops Film Society for agreeing to show the anti-abortion film Unplanned at the Paramount Theatre on Sept. 27, Sept. . .

September 19, 2019

When a threat is called into a school or recreation centre, or conveyed via sophomoric spray paint on a building or through a social media post, chances are the people in those buildings are safe.. . .

September 19, 2019

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau darkened his face while attending events two and three decades ago. Yes, it is news and needs to be discussed. More importantly, though, is the discussion of what he. . .

September 19, 2019

Editor: Re: Martha Solomon’s letter of Sept. 11, in which she criticizes the Kamloops Film Society for agreeing to show the anti-abortion film Unplanned at the Paramount Theatre on Sept. 27, Sept. . .

September 19, 2019

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dismissed the Houthi claim that the Yemeni rebel group had carried out last weekend’s strike on two huge Saudi Arabian oil processing facilities. There was “no. . .

September 18, 2019

Editor: After having been assured in recent emails from several councillors that the City of Kamloops is an enthusiastic supporter of reconciliation with First Nations, I wish to point out a city. . .

September 18, 2019

Another bruising week for B.C.’s forest industry featured the indefinite shutdown of Tolko Industries’ sawmill at Kelowna and the halt of what was left of Vancouver Island and Fraser Valley logging. . .

September 17, 2019

Editor: Contrary to Martha Solomon’s letter to the editor of Sept. 11 (‘Screening film is a bad plan’), the Kamloops Film Society should be applauded for its decision to show the Unplanned movie . . .

September 17, 2019

Editor: The fact of the matter is, the Unplanned film contains medically inaccurate information. The fetus is not developed enough to feel and thrash in pain at 13 weeks. The fetus is not aware. . .

September 12, 2019

It’s official — the local NDP is the Spinal Tap of political parties in this year’s federal election. After a phenomenal campaign in 2015, during which candidate Bill Sundhu attracted more than . . .

September 12, 2019

Terry Fox remains incredibly inspirational. At 19 years of age, Fox, an athletic young man from Port Coquitlam, lost his right leg to cancer, but not his dreams of running. Rather than be . . .

September 12, 2019

Editor: Kudos to the Kamloops Film Society for its invitation to Kamloopsians to see the successful movie Unplanned. Successful, that is, in the reported 56 of 164 Canadian theatres open-minded. . .

September 12, 2019

Editor: Re: The letter from Martha Solomon in the Sept. 11 edition of KTW, objecting to the Kamloops Film Society’s decision to screen the film Unplanned at the Paramount Theatre on Sept. 27, . . .

September 12, 2019

Editor: Re: The letter from Martha Solomon in the Sept. 11 edition of KTW (‘Screening film is a bad plan’): It is tragic to continue to see people who voice a defence for the right of people . . .

September 12, 2019

Jonathan Franzen has finally seen the light. Unfortunately, it has blinded him. The distinguished American novelist and essayist has a piece in the current issue of The New Yorker entitled What . . .

September 11, 2019

Editor: As a longtime supporter of the Kamloops Film Society, I was shocked and saddened by its decision to screen and promote Unplanned, an American anti-choice propaganda film full of lies . . .

September 10, 2019

Editor: Give Kamloops This Week credit for raising election awareness by highlighting voters’ issues in its Sept. 6 edition. Issues mentioned by interviewees were seniors’ care, guns, education. . .

September 10, 2019

September signals the start of fall and the pilgrimage back to school for 15,000 students in public schools, another 1,000 in private schools and almost 8,000 at TRU — 3,500 of whom are . . .

September 10, 2019

As anti-climactic as it may be, there will still be a news buzz around Wednedsay's trip by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Rideau Hall, where he will visit Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve . . .

September 10, 2019

Editor: I’m not surprised by ads ICBC is running about how private insurance companies are no good for B.C. ICBC alleges any other insurance company is no good, will cancel your insurance at . . .

September 10, 2019

Editor: I was at the Kamloops council meeting on Aug. 27 and I would like to thank Coun. Bill Sarai for his advice and support. Sarai was the only councillor who understood an issue in our area. . .

September 5, 2019

A cynic might look at the surname and surmise the most Machiavellian of political intentions. The NDP, apparently freefalling across Canada on the eve of the election campaign, had only 184 . . .

September 5, 2019

Parts of the B.C. Interior have dealt with natural disasters now and again. The wildfires of 2003, 2017 and 2018 come to mind, as to do various flooding events, including the 2016 and 2017 floods . . .

September 5, 2019

Editor: Re: Coun. Denis Walsh’s desire to change one-way streets downtown into two-way routes (‘Kamloops councillor wants one-way streets scrapped,’ Aug. 12): Walsh is right on this one. City. . .

September 5, 2019

Editor: Is an ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure? When put in terms of, say, the annual influenza vaccine and reminders to wash our hands, that old saying seems to have some validity. . . .

September 5, 2019

Editor: It is sad to read the letter written by Melrose MacKie about the accident she had during her walk at McArthur Island (‘Good Samaritans strike after fall,’ Aug. 30). My family went to . . .

September 5, 2019

Have we reached peak fascist in Europe? Well, all right then, peak hard-right nationalist, but are we there yet? That would be reassuring — and three events in the past week give some cause for. . .

September 4, 2019

Editor: The Hong Kong and China issue is not simply acceding to signed conventions and anachronistic intentions. We all use mental maps to guide our journey through life. For better or worse, . . .

September 4, 2019

Editor: Re: (‘Barrage of bear calls in Kamloops has conservation officers busy,’ Aug. 21): As the article notes, conservation officers killed a bear in Dallas that was attracted by food left in. . .

September 4, 2019

Editor: Having just received a parking ticket during my 2.5-minute dash into the downtown library to exchange books, I continue to question the city’s choice to spend tax revenue on bylaw . . .

September 4, 2019

Summer vacation is over and kids are back in school. Work sites, too, are busier. That means more vehicles on our roads and more children crossing streets and walking along sidewalks and . . .

September 4, 2019

In recent weeks, School District 73 staff were busy ensuring every school would be ready to welcome students on the first day of classes. The beginning of the school year marks the end of summer . . .

August 30, 2019

Shock! Horror! Johnson prorogues Parliament! End of democracy in Britain! The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, says he was not even consulted, and calls it “a constitutional outrage.”. . .

August 30, 2019

Editor: Earlier this summer, a friend and I were walking around McArthur Island after supper when I fell on a dip in the sidewalk near field six. I went face-first onto the pavement and was . . .

August 29, 2019

Editor: As a grandmother and a retired employee of the Kamloops-Thompson school district, I have concerns about the younger generations. Waiting for knee replacement surgery and using a walker,. . .

August 29, 2019

Editor: My husband, mom and I moved to Kamloops in 1995. In 1996, we were made aware of the need for volunteers at the New Life Mission. So, Mom, Abe (my husband), myself and our two . . .

August 27, 2019

The federal election campaign got off to an unofficial start in Victoria with a rare appearance by Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, who was in town last week to re-announce one of 49 new . . .

August 27, 2019

Editor: Canadian National’s commitment to safety includes this statement: “Our vision is to be the safest railroad in North America by establishing an uncompromising safety culture that leads . . .

August 27, 2019

Editor: Re: Steve Barnes’ a letter to the editor of Aug. 16 (‘Checking out of self-serve lines’): He states, among other things, “self-serve seems to be the only viable option” when shopping at. . .

August 25, 2019

The Amazon is not on fire. There are fires in the Amazon rainforest, as there are every year from July through September because this is the dry season. There may be more fires than usual this . . .

August 22, 2019

The federal election campaign has yet to officially begin, but we have already seen two gaffes — and they were not committed by any political party or candidate. One revolved around the rather . . .

August 22, 2019

Some may think of Pride Week as little more than a rainbow-coloured spectacle, but there is crucially important meaning behind the events that have taken place in Kamloops this week. Pride Week . . .

August 22, 2019

Editor: Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod said she deplores the actions of Prime Minster Justin Trudeau in the SNC-Lavalin scandal. Is she joking? Some of us remember the. . .

August 22, 2019

Editor: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claims he was trying to save jobs when he communicated with former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, directly and indirectly, a year ago. Now that . . .

August 22, 2019

Editor: If you want to smoke, go to RIH. I am at the hospital weekly for cancer treatment and walk up from Columbia Street to the cancer ward. Without exception, I regularly meet people . . .

August 22, 2019

Editor: Re: The Aug. 16 KTW story on the Kamloops Rube Band (‘Rube band marks 70 years’): Congratulations and three cheers to the Kamloops Rube Band, known as the Kamloops Ambassadors of Fun, . . .

August 20, 2019

Editor: Re: The series of stories in the Aug. 7 edition of KTW regarding railway issues in Kamloops (‘Railway woes’): It is very unfortunate that some key railway crossings are becoming blocked. . .

August 20, 2019

Editor: On Friday, Aug. 16, we made plans to take our six-year-old daughter to the McAbee Fossil Beds heritage site, about 80 kilometres west of Kamloops, near Cache Creek. She and I were both . . .

August 20, 2019

Editor: I note from a CBC article that Quebec is seeking to enact legislation that allows its consumers to freeze their TransUnion and Equifax credit accounts. British Columbia also urgently . . .