Author: Submissions
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Oct. 2026 Letters
Housing column gets it right Dear Editor: In September’s issue, Radhika Tabrez’s article, “What is the cost of NOT building?”, is an excellent academic piece, offering easy-to-read summaries of the studies, statistics, and recommendations surrounding a highly complex issue. I applaud her work in an area that is anything but simple. Her discussion of people who…
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Tick tock time travel
It took a quick tug of the handle on the bathroom drawer to propel me on a time-travelling trip, jettisoning me three decades into the past and plunking me down at a table for two at the iconic Club Villa restaurant in Abbotsford. Searching through the bathroom drawer for a usable roll of dental floss,…
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Photo by Maria CollinsKamloops’ mystery snake — the Rubber Boa
People living in Kamloops are fortunate to share the landscape with six of the nine snakes found within BC. We have two types of garter snakes, the fast (and well-named) Racer, and the impressive Gophersnake and Rattlesnake; however, the most ancient member of the Kamloops snake community is the Rubber Boa, which also happens to…
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Teresa Seibel breathes through a cold-water session in her Kamloops backyard pool, where temperatures have hovered near 12°C since mid-April — close to what she’ll face crossing the English Channel with her relay team in June. Photo by Robert KoopmansFrom England to France: Kamloops Swimmer Takes on the Channel
In the world of open water swimming, crossing the English Channel — roughly 40 km of cold water, jellyfish, waves, wind, and shipping lanes between Dover, England, and Cap Gris-Nez, France — ranks among the sport’s most demanding feats. Teresa Seibel, a Kamloops-based adult swimming coach, hopes her planned attempt in early June will place…
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The trial of Bill Miner in the courthouse. Miner is seen in the box facing the prosecution. Photo provided by Kamloops Museum and ArchivesBC Penitentiary exhibit on at Old Courthouse
The work of corrections officer Anthony Martin, also the BC Pen’s historian, is on display in Kamloops Visitors to the Old Courthouse in Kamloops are greeted to an important exhibit of artifacts and archives on the history of the BC Penitentiary with a diorama of the building, before they are guided to the lower floor.…
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World Down Syndrome Day to be celebrated on March 21
World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is celebrated annually on March 21, a date selected to represent the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome that causes Down syndrome. With this annual day approaching the Thompson Nicola Ups and Downs Society (TNUDS), along with the entire global community of Down Syndrome Organizations, individuals and families with Down…
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Letters Jan. 2026
Concerns about increasing rec fees Dear Editor, It was with some interest that I read of the possibility of higher rec fees for those living outside Kamloops. This idea was discussed by city council over 20 years ago & set aside. Why would the city attempt to “tax” non residents who spend money on gas…
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The fading art of gender maintenance
I’m going to get slam dunked for writing this. I was one of those women who burned her bra, shunned frills and lace and made pink a dirty word. I read books about goddesses and heroine journeys, banned words like doll, babe, and gal, and he became s/he. “You can have it all,” I chanted…
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Dec. 2025 Letters
Going not-so-green Dear Editor, Given Prime Minister Carney’s knowledge regarding the dangers of climate change and his experience in climate finance, it’s hard to understand his government’s recommendation to have two LNG projects in BC identified for possible fast-tracking at the Major Projects Office. LNG, or liquefied natural gas, is mostly methane, a more powerful…
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Kamloops volunteers prepare to welcome family
Imagine losing everything. Your home, your neighbourhood, the familiar sounds of your children playing in the streets you’ve known your whole life. Now imagine the courage it takes to start over in a place where even the language feels foreign. This is the reality for a family from Africa, soon to arrive in Kamloops, but…