Editorials

EDITORIAL – Ask not how to make PAC plan fail, but how to make it succeed

January 9, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WOULD BE very easy to poke holes in the new proposal for a performing arts centre unveiled on Tuesday. There are a lot of questions to be [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Naming public facilities after sponsors is a tricky business

January 8, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT USED TO BE that we named public facilities after geographical locations or people who had done a lot for the community or the country. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Ex-councillor’s proposal on City-speak is worth talking about

January 7, 2019 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TWO AND A HALF MONTHS after Donovan Cavers lost his seat in the civic election, he remains a regular fixture at Kamloops City Council [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Pipeline promises to be headline grabber at Trudeau visit

January 3, 2019 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FEDERAL ELECTION is, more or less, underway. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Kamloops next week for a $300-a-plate fundraiser [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How come parking rate increases suddenly make sense?

January 2, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HAPPY NEW YEAR, especially to anyone wanting to park in downtown Kamloops. In keeping with the spirit of the season, the City has increased [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Can we at last put proportional representation to rest?

December 21, 2018 // 9 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CAN WE NOW put proportional representation to rest? Thursday’s referendum result wasn’t even close — 61.3 per cent of those who voted [Continue]