Editorials

EDITORIAL – Invisible council has to put up its hand for PAC to have a chance

June 13, 2019 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I HOPE THE ‘HANDS OFF’ STRATEGY City Hall seems to be taking on the performing arts centre works but I’m not so sure it will. The idea [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Please tell us killing the black bear is a last resort

June 12, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FAR BE IT FROM ME to tell conservation officers how to do their job but I’ll do it anyway. There’s a broken trust between COs and [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Federal plastics ban good news for the environment

June 11, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF WE TAKE THE POLITICS out of reaction to Justin Trudeau’s announcement that he’ll ban single-use plastics by 2021 if he’s [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Spotlight needed on runaway indigenous teens

June 10, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ANOTHER TEENAGER WENT MISSING on the weekend. Fifteen years old, 5 ft. 5 inches tall, 110 pounds, brown eyes and hair, indigenous female. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Surrey report shows city police force not a good idea here

June 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF THE IDEA OF a Kamloops municipal police force ever rears its head again, a look at what’s going on in Surrey would be in order. A [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We can redefine the ‘Genocide’ word if we want to

June 5, 2019 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LANGUAGE IS NOT the boss of us. We follow its rules when they suit us. We change language through common use and misuse. The English of [Continue]