Editorials

EDITORIAL – We might not get ride hailing by Christmas and it’s no big loss

December 5, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S ALMOST CERTAIN B.C. won’t get ride hailing before Christmas and I say, so what? Premier John Horgan is under fire for missing yet [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Time to stop shifting city taxes onto shoulders of homeowners

December 4, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOBODY WOULD DENY the importance of heavy industry to the economy of Kamloops but when it comes to taxes, who comes first — homeowners or [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Cellphone rates are way too high but what about dead zones?

December 3, 2019 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE AMOUNT WE PAY for the privilege of yakking and texting on our cellphones is downright uncivilized compared to people in other places. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Andrew Scheer should face the music and step aside

December 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. POLITICS IS A TOUGH, DIRTY BUSINESS, a fact of life Andrew Scheer is finding out these days. Scheer is trying to save his job as [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Delaying decision on Saturday parkade fees makes sense

November 28, 2019 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS CITY COUNCIL has been taking a beating lately, including from the Armchair Mayor, so it’s only fair to mention when it makes a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City’s action in pointing finger at heritage society is shameful

November 27, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE ST. ANDREW’S ON THE SQUARE mess reached a new low point Tuesday with a lengthy news release from the City attempting to point the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mayor needs to scrap new ‘working group’ system of committees

November 26, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT WAS MAYOR KEN CHRISTIAN THINKING? That’s a reasonable question with respect to his reorganization of City council’s committee [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Another dangerous pedestrian zone on McGill needs action

November 25, 2019 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger THE DEATH OF A TRU EMPLOYEE when she was hit by a truck in a crosswalk near the university raised the issue of what can be done about the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Installing seatbelts in school buses is long overdue

November 21, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AT LONG LAST, seatbelts on school buses may be getting close to reality. The B.C. Liberals have introduced a private member’s bill that [Continue]

EDITORIAL – With referendum date set, will Kamloopsians share the vision?

November 20, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE VISION FOR A PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE is about to be put to the test again. Kamloops voters will go to the polls on Saturday, April 4. The [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Cry babies who want to bust up the country should shut up

November 19, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’M SICK OF HEARING from the cry babies on the other side of the Rockies who want to bust up our country. At a rally in Calgary last [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER- Something’s got to be done about vehicle-pedestrian fatalities

November 18, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE WONDERS WHETHER people will ever learn about safety in crosswalks. A 54-year-old woman was hit and killed by a truck at the intersection [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Downtown mural program needs to hit the reset button

November 14, 2019 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEWEST MURAL in downtown Kamloops? I got a look at it and I’m not impressed. In the past, I’ve been critical of a lot [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Cellphone addiction in schools needs to be broken

November 13, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A BAN ON CELLPHONES IN SCHOOLS has gone into effect in Ontario. Good for Ontario. Many educators defend allowing students the use of [Continue]