Editorials

EDITORIAL – It’s possible to solve problems and also enjoy life

June 4, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOME PEOPLE WOULD ONLY be happy if the entire world was gray and beige, devoid of extras. I draw that conclusion from some of the reaction [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Hat Creek Ranch shouldn’t be swept up in Reconciliation

June 3, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A NEWS ITEM about the management of the Hat Creek Ranch tourist attraction raises cause for concern. The ranch has special meaning for me [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Time to end the dance on sharing of marijuana tax revenues

May 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S A SLOW, AWKWARD DANCE going on between politicians and somebody should make the music stop. It has to do with splitting up the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Lansdowne parkade mural is a spectacular piece of public art

May 29, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE NEXT TIME YOU’RE DRIVING down Lansdowne Street, enjoying the reconstruction traffic, look left as you pass the City parkade. You’ll [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Vicars Road intersection nightmare will be with us forever

May 28, 2019 // 6 Comments

(Video: Mel Rothenburger) An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN RANKING THE MOST DANGEROUS driving experiences in Kamloops, the Vicars Road intersection has to be near the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Scheer’s national energy corridor just another pipe dream

May 27, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WAS THERE EVER a more absurd scheme than Andrew Scheer’s proposal to create what he calls a “national energy corridor”? The timing of [Continue]