Editorials

EDITORIAL – Is there anything to celebrate on the fourth of July?

July 4, 2025 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. JULY THE FOURTH. Independence Day. Big Beautiful Bill Day. It’s not clear how we should feel about it these days. Ambivalent? Three cheers [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Celebrating a return to being proud of our country

July 1, 2025 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S CANADA DAY. It feels good. We’ve been so down on ourselves the past few Canada Days that our annual celebration didn’t feel quite [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The brilliance of moving Mayor’s Report to bottom of agenda

June 24, 2025 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IN HINDSIGHT, the decision by the Band of Eight to relegate the Mayor’s Report to the last item on the agenda of regular City council [Continue]

EDITORIAL – It’s hard to sort out the truth from BS on Iran situation

June 23, 2025 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SHED NO TEARS for the regime in Iran. Its rulers repress freedom in their own country and spread terrorism around the world. We’d all be [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Is Carney unwittingly setting the stage for return of Ajax?

June 12, 2025 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PRIME MINISTER Mark Carney’s promises to make Canada a global energy and resource super power might be bad news for Kamloops. Carney [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How council jumped at latest excuse to shelve public inquiries

May 28, 2025 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AL KOEHOLIC is, no doubt, having a good chuckle over Tuesday’s council meeting in which the latest ridiculous decision was made to suspend [Continue]