Category: Opinion

As of the Chronicle’s publication date in March, it’s the Noble Pig with two and Match Eatery with one. BC Conservative Leadership candidates Yuri Fulmer and Caroline Elliott hosted meet and greets at the Pig and Iain Black hosted his at Match. I’m sure that the vast majority of the other six contenders will host…

Now that we’re getting into the thick of election year, you’re probably glued each week to the live streaming of City council meetings. No? How about the archived video of the meetings that you can watch any time? The Tuesday afternoon meetings, as well as some of the committee meetings, can be quite informative and…

Alt-right publication spotted in Kamloops Dear Editor, I write today with a concern over a disturbing trend I am seeing in Kamloops. A number of establishments have been distributing an alt-right MAGA newspaper called Druthers, which contains racist filth. I saw a stack on offer at a Canada Post location recently and was thrown out when I brought up the racist…

Since the 2022 civic election, Kamloopsians have watched the dysfunction on our city council with understandable concern and anger. Most right-thinking people might look at what is currently happening and close the door on ever becoming a candidate. Friends, this would be a mistake. The turmoil at city hall is likely an anomaly, a one…

Another key piece of Kamloops heritage is in danger of being lost. This is a familiar story because the roll call of city heritage buildings has steadily diminished over the years to the point where we have little left. Heritage homes and public buildings are torn down to make room for apartment towers, subdivisions, and…

Demolish the RCMP building and put up a parking lot Dear Editor: The city of Kamloops staff have convinced city council to bash down the existing Battle Street RCMP building and replace the 32-year-old 40,000 sq. ft building, that is fully paid for, with a new 120,700 sq. ft. RCMP Building at a construction and…

I had the good fortune several years ago of attending the International Association of Public Participation conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At one of the sessions, at the Canadian Museum of Immigration, I heard something that I thought was crazy at the time but, over time, I have begun to consider as quite insightful. That is…

Welcome to Silly Season — it’s an election year. The term “silly season” was coined to describe the uneventful media days of late summer when the kids were out of school, everybody was at the beach, and politicians were in recess along with everyone else. Reporters were reduced to covering the weather, somebody’s 29 hand…

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…

Driving from Sahali to Brocklehurst this past week, just by TRU, I heard on the radio that Oxford University Press has declared “rage-baiting” as the word of the year for 2025. This is defined as online content “deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive, typically posted in order to…