Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Complaining about COVID rules shouldn’t cost you your job

December 8, 2020 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE GUY WHO SINGS for the Vancouver Canucks is out of a job. His name is Mark Donnelly and, up until last weekend, he was employed by the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Question Period’s a gong show but hiding it away isn’t an answer

December 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE B.C. LEGISLATURE gets back to work today, and MLAs have a lot of work to do. The one- or two-week session will be scant on legislation [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – We’ve got to suck it up and obey the rules even if it hurts

December 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

I WAS STRUCK THIS WEEK by the story of Kamloops dance instructor Krista Faraday. One day, she wasn’t sure if she’d have a business left. The next, her studio was filled [Continue]

EDITORIAL – As parents rebel, extending Christmas break makes sense

December 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PARENTS KEPT THEIR KIDS HOME from school yesterday. At least some did. The purpose of the exercise was to send a message to health [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘Guessing game’ report has more than one lesson to teach

December 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN ALLEGATIONS SURFACED of B.C. frontline medical staff playing guessing games about the blood-alcohol levels of indigenous patients, they [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Tread very carefully in relaxing rules on dogs in parks

December 1, 2020 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HOW MUCH GREEN SPACE DO DOGS NEED in Kamloops? The City has plentiful dog parks and earns the label “dog friendly.” Any time there’s a [Continue]