Editorials

EDITORIAL – Will city councils follow MLAs’ example on freezing their pay?

December 19, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PAY RAISES FOR POLITICIANS are always controversial. They have trouble denying themselves when it comes to money. That’s why it’s nice [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New signals at Highland intersection but what about Vicars?

December 15, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE INTERSECTION at Highland Road and Valleyview Drive got a new traffic signal yesterday. It features a red flashing light in all four [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mustard Seed’s approach to shelter is a lesson in consultation

December 14, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A LESSON IN COMMUNICATION played out in City council chambers Tuesday afternoon. It was the regular weekly meeting of Kamloops City council [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why didn’t we know about showing of Kamloops Christmas movie?

December 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS WAS ON TV Sunday night. The town looked great. It was one of those sappy Christmas movies that plague us this time of year. The [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Council, staff, detractors must remember who elected the mayor

December 12, 2022 // 13 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S ONE MORE THING that has to be said about the storm surrounding Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. Let’s set aside all the closed meeting [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Clear lines needed between legal and criminal use of guns

December 8, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S NO SPORT in sport hunting. That’s just fact. Animals and birds have only their instincts to defend themselves in this unequal [Continue]