March 17, 2021

Editor: Calls for action in the opioid crisis are missing nuance and preventive thinking. This is not to minimize the urgency of addressing the crisis, but to encourage deeper thinking before . . .

March 17, 2021

Editor: I have received donations after writing about the theft of my scooter charger. Mr. Anonymous from Lac Le June enabled my wheels to roll again. Thank you, and to KTW editor Christopher . . .

March 16, 2021

From trepidation to tremendous response, the experience of the Kamloops Food Bank could serve as an interesting case study when post-pandemic studies are done regarding generosity amid a sudden . . .

March 16, 2021

Editor: I would like to know how many legally owned guns are used to commit crimes in Canada. It seems to me that the federal governmnt is going to spend a whole lot of money to enforce new . . .

March 16, 2021

Editor: The photo above shows what I cleaned up between Aspen Street and Oak Street in North Kamloops. All this dog poop was found in the alley access to our homes, where young children live . . .

March 15, 2021

If I were World Dictator, I would immediately place Brazil under total quarantine — nobody gets in, nobody comes out. And I would keep it isolated until they arrest and jail President Jair . . .

March 10, 2021

Editor: The semi-annual time change arrives this weekend, with clocks being moved ahead one hour on Sunday, March 14. With many British Columbians not wanting to change clocks, it is time to . . .

March 10, 2021

Editor: In an age in which political cynicism seems rampant, I so appreciated the March 2 special meeting of Kamloops council to consider many of the complex issues affecting Kamloops around . . .

March 10, 2021

Editor: People may not realize that comments posted on Facebook may be negatively affecting their own loved ones. I never comment on news articles, but some of the responses to the Oprah . . .

March 10, 2021

Editor: What is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s obsession with firearms? If he did his homework, he would learn that in the past 20 years, there have been fewer than 100 people with a firearms . . .

March 10, 2021

Editor: On Feb. 20, I was walking in my neighbourhood and took a bad fall. Immediately, four Good Samaritans, only one of whom I knew, rushed to help. Two calmed me down and helped me up, . . .

March 10, 2021

KTW has an interesting story regarding the court system levying a $27,000 fine against a Juniper Ridge resident who cut the tops off about seven trees to improve the view from the residence. The . . .

March 9, 2021

Editor: As documented in recent Kamloops This Week articles, spending in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District under former CAO Sukh Gill was frequent, inappropriate and exorbitant by any . . .

March 9, 2021

It’s been an interesting few weeks as council has tried to address social issues we hear about so often. There were a couple of blunders, not done out of malice, but simply because the issues are. . .

March 8, 2021

By now, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny will have reached Correctional Facility No. 2 (IK-2), where he will be spending the next two-and-a-half years in one of the harshest penal colonies . . .

March 5, 2021

Editor: As a Kamloops city councillor, I represent the people of our amazing city and was elected to help citizens have their voices heard. I can’t come to city council meetings and have my . . .

March 3, 2021

While provincial health officials have for the most part erred on the side of caution when enacting orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, some decisions make no sense whatsoever. And worse — . . .

March 3, 2021

Editor: I have to start this letter by saying that my opinion is 100 per cent biased since I run a local not-for-profit arts organization and only drink alcohol a handful of times per year. But. . .

March 3, 2021

If Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, were a burglar, he wouldn’t be George Clooney in Ocean’s Eleven. He’d be a cartoon burglar in a carnival mask and a top with. . .

March 2, 2021

I am almost done reading The Fall of Berlin 1945, a terrifying book by Antony Beevor that painstakingly documents the final months and weeks as Russian troops made their way westward toward the . . .

March 1, 2021

Editor: Re: KTW’s article of Feb. 24 regarding a NorKam student being sent out of class due to the outfit she was wearing (‘Is this outfit inappropriate for a Kamloops classroom?’) This is a . . .

March 1, 2021

Editor: Re: KTW’s article of Feb. 24 regarding a NorKam student being sent out of class due to the outfit she was wearing (‘Is this outfit inappropriate for a Kamloops classroom?’) It utterly . . .

February 28, 2021

Editor: Regarding KTW’s feature on spending at the TNRD, if you truly love paying taxes, do not read this letter. However, maybe your tax bill is somewhat higher than you think it should be? If. . .

February 28, 2021

Editor: Congratulations to Kamloops This Week and reporter Jessica Wallace for the articles on the spending habits of former Thompson-Nicola Regional District CAO Sukh Gill. The information was. . .

February 28, 2021

Editor: Re: KTW’s article of Feb. 24 regarding a NorKam student being sent out of class due to the outfit she was wearing (‘Is this outfit inappropriate for a Kamloops classroom?’) The dress is. . .

February 27, 2021

Editor: Re: KTW’s article of Feb. 24 regarding a NorKam student being sent out of class due to the outfit she was wearing (‘Is this outfit inappropriate for a Kamloops classroom?’) I can't . . .

February 27, 2021

Editor: The greed and absence of moral compass among this Thompson-Nicola Regional District gang is remarkable. Many are very long term politicians. Networking with staff at Hotel 540 over (. . .

February 27, 2021

To those who obsessively followed the COVID websites over the past 11 months (including me, I must admit), one thing demanded an explanation above all: Why were the worst death rates-per-million in. . .

February 27, 2021

Editor: I just watched the news and saw that Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is apologizing for his son's "excessive" dining expense on company credit cards over the last five . . .

February 27, 2021

Editor: Re: KTW’s article of Feb. 24 regarding a NorKam student being sent out of class due to the outfit she was wearing (‘Is this outfit inappropriate for a Kamloops classroom?’) I've been . . .

February 26, 2021

Editor: Re: KTW’s article of Feb. 24 regarding a NorKam student being sent out of class due to the outfit she was wearing (‘Is this outfit inappropriate for a Kamloops classroom?’) Please do . . .

February 26, 2021

Editor: Thank you to KTW for its comprehensive coverage of spending at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. Attached is a copy of a letter I have delivered to the TNRD: Chairperson and . . .

February 26, 2021

Editor: One might think the pandemic — which has so far resulted in the death of more than 20,000 Canadians, along with major health complications for thousands more people — would provoke . . .

February 26, 2021

Editor: Re: KTW’s article of Feb. 24 regarding a NorKam student being sent out of class due to the outfit she was wearing (‘Is this outfit inappropriate for a Kamloops classroom?’) I am very . . .

February 26, 2021

Editor: It would appear there is a secret club for elected representatives at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. How are we as electors going to make an informed choice during an election . . .

February 26, 2021

Editor: Re: KTW’s article of Feb. 24 regarding a NorKam student being sent out of class due to the outfit she was wearing (‘Is this outfit inappropriate for a Kamloops classroom?’) I no longer . . .

February 24, 2021

We here at KTW have been inundated with calls, emails, letters to the editor and tips following our publication last week of spending habits at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. That is to . . .

February 24, 2021

Editor: Thank you to KTW for exposing exorbitant spending and incompetence at the TNRD via the board of directors and former CAO Sukh Gill. I find it incomprehensible how people who are . . .

February 24, 2021

Editor: Thank you, Jessica Wallace and KTW, for the informative stories on the TNRD spending spree. If not for the persistence of the reporters, it may have continued. A lot of investigating . . .

February 24, 2021

Editor: There are so many issues in this story that it boggles the mind. I am disgusted by the acceptance of a settlement for former TNRD CAO Sukh Gill. It proves to me that most people named . . .

February 24, 2021

Editor: Jessica Wallace’s stories probing TNRD expenses were amazing. She pulled no punches and exposed it all, both names and facts. As a taxpayer, I am angry at these egotistical and . . .

February 24, 2021

Wednesday, Feb. 26, is Pink Shirt Day, the annual day to spread anti-bullying messages. KTW is pleased to reprint this editorial from last year as the message remains important. Another Pink . . .

February 23, 2021

Editor: I’m sure I’m like the majority of Kamloops/TNRD residents when I say I was blown away by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District spending revelations detailed in the Feb. 17 edition of KTW.. . .

February 23, 2021

Editor: KTW reporter Jessica Wallace has done some excellent reporting on the TNRD expenditures fiasco. I am impressed with the amount of background research and digging done on this. What a . . .

February 23, 2021

Editor: Secrecy regarding wrongdoing can be as dangerous as the misconduct itself. Without investigative reporting, the public/taxpayer would have no idea of the exorbitant spending undertaken . . .

February 23, 2021

Voting to declare that China’s actions in its western Xinjiang region meet the definition of genocide as set out in the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention is a bold move by the House of . . .

February 21, 2021

Dubai can be amusing, in a voyeuristic way, for a week or two. Tallest building in the world and the mall with the shark tank, but it’s the people, really. There are a quarter-million expats, . . .

February 17, 2021

The news was expected, but it was grim and sad and shocking just the same. Last week, the BC Coroners Service released statistics on overdose deaths in 2020 and a record number of deaths were . . .

February 17, 2021

Editor: I was unpleasantly surprised when I received a bill from the bylaw department to remind me I owed late fees for my two dog licences. Something that should have cost me $60 was now a . . .

February 16, 2021

If 2020 had a sound, it surely had to be that of nails scraping against a chalkboard as a baby with colic wails and a dog barks and a car alarm sounds and a novice musician positions her trumpet . . .

February 16, 2021

Editor: I read with great interest the Feb. 10 article about Edith Cavell (‘A Great War martyr’s link to Kamloops’). Further to this, might I mention that Canada issued a one-dollar stamp (seen. . .

February 16, 2021

Editor: I want to thank you for the very interesting article on Edith Cavell in the Feb.10 edition (‘A Great War martyr’s link to Kamloops’). It was fascinating to read of the Kamloops . . .

February 16, 2021

Editor: City staff deserves a pat on the back for the professionalism, courtesy and level of service provided to us during our lengthy and often challenging renovation. The staff in planning, . . .

February 15, 2021

If the Republican Party splits, what name should the breakaway part use? The White People’s Insurrectionary Libertarian True-Blood Republican Party (WPILTBRP) or just the Trump Party? Or maybe . . .

February 10, 2021

Editor: It was unfortunate that Kamloops council decided not to make 2021 the Year of the Cyclist. It was an opportunity to raise the profile of one form of active transportation and make . . .

February 10, 2021

There will be a changing of the guard in the local MP’s office as Conservative member of Parliament Cathy McLeod has announced she will not seek re-election. When the next election is held is . . .

February 9, 2021

Editor: Regarding the recent COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital, there are some things the public should consider. Not everyone is the spouse of a health-care worker, but, without a . . .

February 9, 2021

In the past year, I’ve missed many events and outings that are usually a regular part of my life. The Kamloopa Powwow, Blazers’ games, chamber of commerce events, Rotary Crabfest, Operation Red . . .

February 9, 2021

Editor: I received another expenditure via a civic notice dumped in my mailboxe, providing tips on slow clearing. Now I’m totally convinced the City of Kamloops is out of touch with residents’ . . .

February 5, 2021

Editor: We are quite literally at the mercy of our governmental leaders. I take little pleasure in agreeing with the opposition, which opposes government policy simply on political principle.. . .

February 4, 2021

Editor: Canadians do not tolerate cheaters, especially well-to-do ones. It was not enough to issue $1,150 fines to former Great Canadian Casino CEO Rod Baker and his wife, actress Ekaterina . . .

February 4, 2021

China’s Xinhua news agency tactfully described the Burmese army’s seizure of power on Feb. 1 as a “cabinet reshuffle.” This suggests a possible new approach for Donald Trump’s legal team as he . . .

February 4, 2021

Editor: Re: KTW’s editorial of Jan. 13 (‘Health trumps right to worship’) and the same date’s Faith column by John Eggers (‘The angel said unto her, ‘Fear not, Mary’): In the editorial, the . . .

February 4, 2021

Editor: We would like to thank Dr. Dehaeck for personal phone calls to us. Bob was having a pacemaker put in two days after the COVID-19 outbreak was announced in Royal Inland Hospital. Dr. . . .

February 4, 2021

Drivers in B.C. no doubt welcomed news yesterday that ICBC rebates are coming this spring — better later than never. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in far fewer vehicles on the road and, as a. . .

February 3, 2021

Students need to learn to make career plans in an ever-changing world. Today’s career education curriculum asks students to consider who they want to be in the world, not simply what they want to. . .

January 28, 2021

Editor: Truly, we live in the Information Age, with data essential to us making daily choices. Feel like driving to Vancouver in the winter? Let’s check snow conditions before setting out — one . . .

January 28, 2021

Editor: I had a heck of a day on Friday, Jan. 22, as I found myself in McDonald Park at noon having to call 911 to the park’s gazebo area. A female was sleeping sideways on cold cement. She had. . .

January 28, 2021

Editor: I would like to thank the large three or four bubble family that thought their New Year’s day social gathering was more important than the wellbeing of my two special needs grandchildren,. . .

January 27, 2021

News agencies have reported China sending large groups of fighters into Taiwanese airspace and the Chinese are testing U.S. President Joe Biden. Fewer agencies also reported that an American . . .

January 21, 2021

Editor: HandyDart Kamloops has changed my life, as it is an amazing way when you are disabled to get from point A to point B, with door-to-door service. I would be totally homebound if not for . . .

January 21, 2021

Editor: Thank you Kamloops. We live in a province that most of us take for granted — not because we don’t appreciate the social and health care net that helps us in times of need, but more likely. . .