Category: Opinion
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Too much disinfo, not enough news
Well, it looks like another election season is behind us again, and I, for one, am grateful. It feels like it’s been a one-two punch of election hysteria between the U.S. election in November, and then our own just a few short days ago. Now that it’s all behind us, though, I’ve seen some people…
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This spring, give a thought to the dandelion
Nothing — not grass nor chickweed — grows more profusely everywhere in the world than dandelions. Moments after the last snow disappears, dandelion leaves appear like a child’s drawing of a pointy Christmas tree. Yellow faces overtake lawns, fields, roadsides, and ditches. They congregate in churchyards and farmyards, and sneak into back yards. They creep…
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Reader Jim Knowles shared this photo of the sandhill crane he observed during his recent adventure.May 2025 Letters
Thanks to the RCMP Dear Editor: I wanted to send out a huge Easter thank you to our friends at the RCMP, Rural Div Const H. Morine and Constable M. Vishi. On Good Friday while heading over the top from Kamloops to Cache Creek for tacos, riding my off-road motorcycle, I crashed into a large,…
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The federal election is in our hands
As much as we criticize our elected leaders and representatives, they really reflect us back to ourselves. Political campaigns often go negative because campaign managers and candidates know negativity can absolutely and powerfully motivate support. When we are our best selves, however, I would like to think most people would want to support positive visions,…
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Letters – Apr. 2025
Let’s share the road Dear Editor: I’m an active cyclist and a vehicle owner. I’d like to see us all get along much better. I’m tired of horns honking, finger gestures, and scary moments. First of all, the Motor Vehicle Act, section 183, mandates that bicycles use the roads and specifically mentions not using sidewalks.…
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Thankful for progress with new paper
It has been a whirlwind my friends. We are now on issue five of the Kamloops Chronicle. We’ve got a wonderful board of directors for our local news non-profit. We have an experienced and engaged editor, designer, and freelance reporter team. People are in touch regularly about submitting information for publication. It’s been so wonderful…
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Katherine’s Place officially opened its doors last month with a ribbon cutting even that brought a large and diverse crowd. Pictured from lect, A Way Home Kamloops Board Chair Lorry-Ann Austin, Provincial Director of Supportive Housing & Programs at BC Housing Lani Brunn, A Way Home Kamloops Youth Advisor Kira Cheeseborough, Kamloops City Councillor Katie Neustaeter, and A Way Home Kamloops Executive Director Tangie Genshorek.Katherine’s Place opens its doors to youth
The below are remarks from Kira Cheeseborough at the Grand Opening of Katherine’s Place, the new A Way Home Kamloops building with supportive homes for youth and young adults. They are reprinted with her permission. The building is named in honour of the late Katherine McParland, founder of A Way Home Kamloops and a huge…
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The mule deer which visited John Noakes near his home, photographed on Jan. 30 enjoying a snack on neighbours’s shrub.Letters Mar. 2025
Mule deer visitor Dear Editor, I have lived in the Westmount subdivision since May 1987. Back then, I can’t remember seeing many deer in town except maybe at Mac Park when I met my Ham radio friends for breakfast at the restaurant that used to be there. In the last five years, the population of…
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Now is the time to unite as Canadians
One of the things that was important to us when we were making plans for what the Kamloops Chronicle would be was to try to focus as exclusively as possible on news and information for Kamloops. We wanted to be local first and foremost. Which is why it is with a certain amount of embarassment…
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Dealing with Trump’s tariffs in Kamloops
Most Mondays, I have lunch with a group of community minded people at the Delta Marriott Hotel downtown. This is the Rotary Club of Kamloops weekly meeting. I’ve been a member for almost 25 years. Early on in my time with the club, I noticed a bit of a dip in attendance during the winter…