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EDITORIAL – By necessity, TRU probe leaves unanswered questions

January 18, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY report on allegations of misconduct against two of its senior administrators can be summed up like this: some [Continue]

TRU – Statement on investigation into allegations of misconduct

January 17, 2023 // 0 Comments

News release today (Jan. 17, 2022) from Thompson Rivers University: A Board of Governors-initiated investigation into allegations of misconduct against two senior [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Deputy mayor is a backup goalie and it should stay that way

January 16, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT’S THE JOB of the deputy mayor? What is he or she supposed to do? The answer is, as little as possible. That’s because the mayor’s [Continue]

KNOX – Resolutions: If at first you don’t succeed, why keep trying?

January 15, 2023 // 0 Comments

I WENT TO the wrong side of the strait for a Canucks game last week, my first since the players wore mullets. “Is Dennis Ververgaert still in the line-up?” I asked. No, [Continue]

LETTER – Fast food restaurant is no place for a bath or a dog wash

January 15, 2023 // 2 Comments

The homeless and mental health problem just keeps getting worse. Today we decided to go for an early lunch at a fast food restaurant which I am not naming or locating because [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The city can’t afford four years of council playing silly bugger

January 14, 2023 // 2 Comments

THERE ARE THREE YEARS, eight months and three days until the next civic election. The way things are going with Kamloops City council, it’s going to feel like forever. The [Continue]