Editorials

EDITORIAL – Comprehensive plan is needed to stop Yellowhead carnage

February 14, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE ARE MANY IDEAS on how to fix the Yellowhead Highway. A couple of recent tragedies in the area south of Barriere have renewed the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Remembering the legacies of Cliff Branchflower and Pat Wallace

February 13, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. VERY FEW PEOPLE in civic politics or community service can be considered icons, but Kamloops lost two of them on the weekend. Former mayor [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Want to retire? Make sure you have $1.7 million in the bank

February 9, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HOW MUCH do you think you’ll need to retire? Maybe the real question should be, how long do you think it will take you to store away $1.7 [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Premiers got a good offer from Trudeau; they should take it

February 8, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PROVINCIAL PREMIERS should jump at the healthcare deal offered up yesterday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He put an extra $46.2 billion [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Drinkers need to behave themselves at the hockey rink

February 7, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IS IT REALLY NECESSARY to suck back booze in order to enjoy a hockey game? On the other hand, there’s nothing wrong, is there, in having a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Conflict of interest rulings should be removed from the courts

February 6, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S HIGH TIME to revamp the rules of conflict of interest for civic governments in B.C. While definitions of conflict of interest have [Continue]