KNOX – Some bad new’s: its about the death of the apostrophe
THEY BURIED THE APOSTROPHE the other day. He was a tiny little fellow, made even smaller by being curled up like that, so it didn’t take much to build the coffin. The only [Continue]
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TNRD – Upcoming RV policy changes remove the ban on use as dwellings
By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks) THE TNRD BOARD’S DECISION on RVs Thursday (Dec. 12, 2019) is not exactly being embraced by the Rural [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER: Tank the cat and other stories of Kamloops’ generosity
IS IT ANY SURPRISE that Kamloops is the most generous city in Canada? According to GoFundMe, Tournament Capital residents gave more per capita through the fundraising [Continue]
PETERS – Will Andrew Scheer be the last social conservative to lead the Tories?
ANDREW SCHEER’S RESIGNATION this week was a bombshell that even his caucus didn’t expect. If he was going to resign, the logical time would have been sooner after the [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – Horgan a close third in latest approval ratings for premiers
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE December 12, 2019 – Canada’s premiers have been passing through Ottawa over the last few weeks to meet with the Prime Minister and share their [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Free parking at TRU for indigenous students a worthy idea
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PARKING AT THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY is always controversial but there’s a new twist — a petition is asking that all indigenous [Continue]
EDITORIAL – At last, something done about speeders in Westwold, Falkland
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S ALWAYS NICE to see authorities actually doing something when a situation arises in need of action. Kamloops RCMP, bylaws officers, [Continue]
BEPPLE – CN’s new coal contract presents challenges for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS HAS JUST BECOME the pinch point for moving coal from the coal mines of the Elk Valley in southern B.C., to the coal port at Roberts Bank in Delta. Last week, CN [Continue]
GINTA – Let’s put an end to youth homelessness
ONE OF THE THINGS I took for granted as a child (and teenager) was the thoughtfulness of adults around me. I had a good home with involved and loving parents, but there was [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Perpetual Black Friday isn’t as bad as we make it out to be
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IS IT OVER YET? A lot of exhausted shoppers must be asking that question after more than two weeks of pre-Christmas sales. There was Black [Continue]
LETTER – Most nurses will continue to get flu shots despite policy change
Dear Mr. Rothenburger As a public health nurse and representative of more than 48,000 nurses across this province, I felt very much inclined to respond to your opinion piece, [Continue]
MONARCHY – Why having a Queen (or King) still makes sense for Canada
By JACK BUCKBY Research Associate Frontier Centre for Public Policy PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE MONARCHY in Canada is lower than in the United Kingdom, but Queen Elizabeth II’s [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Argument against mandatory flu shots for nurses is weak
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SO B.C.’S NURSES no longer have to have a flu shot or wear a mask when they’re working around patients. Nurses have been fighting [Continue]
KNOX – How an innocent typo summoned Satan to Christmas parade
OLD NICK SHOWED UP at the Comox Valley Christmas parade last Sunday. No, not St. Nick. Old Nick. Beelzebub. Lucifer. Mephistopheles. Satan. Courtenay Mayor Bob Wells saw at [Continue]
