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ROTHENBURGER: Will council’s ‘bold move’ usher in a new era of planning?

July 24, 2021 // 0 Comments

‘BOLD LEADERSHIP’ has been a self-described aspiration of Kamloops City council since it took office almost three years ago. “Bold leadership for a strong, inclusive, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Lessons to learn from the overdue state of emergency

July 21, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AFTER MUCH RESISTANCE, the provincial government has finally declared a state of emergency, effective today, due to the wildfires consuming [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Those who deliberately set wildfires should go to jail

July 19, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. UNTIL WE START throwing people in jail for starting wildfires, we’re going to be fighting a losing battle with what has become an annual [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Planting a memorial tree shouldn’t be nearly this difficult

July 17, 2021 // 1 Comment

THE NARROW STREET that winds through 1950 Braeview Place is lined with trees and bushes. In front of each townhouse, a Saskatoon, hawthorn, cedar or red crabapple lends shade [Continue]

TNRD – Regional board votes to ask for B.C. state of emergency to fight fires

July 15, 2021 // 0 Comments

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors unanimously passed a motion today (July 15, 2021) asking the provincial government to declare a provincial state of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Statues and burning churches – ‘we must walk together’

July 12, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. INDIGENOUS LEADERS on southern Vancouver Island are calling for unity and an end to violence and vandalism committed in the name of cultural [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Unfounded rumours are spreading like wildfire these says

July 10, 2021 // 0 Comments

THE RUMOUR MILL doesn’t need much encouragement to start churning, especially when people are nervous and uncertain about what’s going on around them. What’s going on [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City’s pledge to build second Juniper road is a good start

July 7, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FAST TALK IS SOMETIMES easier to get from politicians than fast action, but the City is to be commended for taking to heart the fears of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Suddenly, there’s new urgency to a secondary Juniper exit

July 5, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S NOTHING LIKE a scary-as-hell wildfire to renew a decades-long debate about how to get away in emergency situations. The fire [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Wildfire beast may be coming to the street where you live

July 3, 2021 // 0 Comments

A MOST UNWELCOME GUEST is coming to town, and its name is Wildfire. A few hours before his community was leveled this week, Lytton Mayor Jan Polderman was talking to local [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Others look upon us more kindly than we do ourselves

June 30, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NEVER HAVE SO MANY been so confused about what to do tomorrow. Canada Day has been cancelled or “postponed” in many communities, for a [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Canceling Canada Day won’t solve what ails our country

June 26, 2021 // 1 Comment

EACH JULY 1, we traditionally celebrate the diversity of our community and of our country. The usual celebrations at Riverside Park won’t happen this year, cancelled again [Continue]

EDITORIAL – BC Housing’s done-deal approach simply isn’t acceptable

June 23, 2021 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MAYBE BUYING THE FORTUNE MOTEL was a good idea. Maybe it will prove to be a good location for housing the homeless but, maybe not. BC [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Fist bumps and other things from the pandemic we should keep

June 19, 2021 // 0 Comments

PHASE TWO, WEEK ONE and things are looking fairly rosy as far as getting through the pandemic goes, assuming that SOB Delta variant doesn’t get a foothold in B.C. So, a few [Continue]