Editorials

EDITORIAL – Public shaming might be the only way to stop the speeders

May 20, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HEARING LOSS AMONG B.C. DRIVERS has apparently become a major safety issue. On Friday, police urged drivers to take it easy during the long [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Renaming Airport Road after Capt. Casey a fitting gesture

May 19, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOMETIMES LIFE is simply unfair. There’s not always an explanation for why bad things happen; there’s not always a lesson to be learned [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Wildlife Federation is sounding like just another gun lobby

May 14, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE GUN LOBBY AND HUNTING have, in my mind at least, always been two different things. Although it’s been many, many years since I stopped [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Seniors shouldn’t complain about a few hundred dollars

May 13, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NO MATTER HOW MUCH money is handed out during this COVID-19 pandemic, it will never be enough. Businesses want more, students want more, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Who cares about the arts when we’re fighting a pandemic?

May 12, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ALONG WITH EVERYBODY ELSE, the arts could use a handout during this COVID-19 pandemic. With no ticket sales and limits on the size of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Free parking was a good reminder why we have paid parking

May 11, 2020 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WAS NICE WHILE IT LASTED but free parking downtown is coming to an end because, quite simply, it didn’t work. City council will approve [Continue]