Editorials

EDITORIAL – Pandemic becoming a young vs. old finger-pointing battle

August 10, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHO KNEW COVID-19 would become a battle of the ages? As in, young vs. old. Early in the pandemic, older folks were suffering the most, in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Unless new tracker app works for all there’s no point to it

August 7, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE ARE TWO KINDS of Canadians this week. Those who don’t trust the new COVID-19 tracker app, and those who are mad because they can’t [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – B.C. needs to go back to the drawing boards on return-to-school plan

August 6, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, and the B.C. government, have a real problem on their hands with the plan to open schools in the fall. A petition against [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We need to stop stigmatizing North Shore in crime reports

August 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I WONDER HOW MANY TIMES it has to be said before we stop stigmatizing the North Shore as the crime centre of the city. Case in point. There [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Here’s to the Crosswalk Crusader of Brocklehurst

August 4, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HATS OFF TODAY to those among us who follow the rules, but not always. Who see a need and don’t wait for the wheels of bureaucracy to get [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Stay calm and kind with unwanted visitors from the south

July 31, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOTHING RAISES THE HACKLES of the average British Columbian like an out-of-province licence plate. First it was the Albertans, who made [Continue]