Editorials

EDITORIAL – Please, put the protests on hold tomorrow at Canada Day

June 30, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CANADIANS WILL CELEBRATE their country tomorrow, and “celebrate” is the key word. Maybe the excitement of getting outside for the annual [Continue]

EDITORIAL – John Horgan will leave with a mixed legacy as B.C.’s premier

June 29, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN POLITICIANS RETIRE — just as when they die — the general rule is that we ignore the things we didn’t like about them and talk [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Only bad thing about new plastics ban is that it took so long

June 28, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ANYONE WHO GOES OUT to a coffee shop or restaurant knows that plastic straws and stir sticks are out, paper straws and wood stir sticks are [Continue]

EDITORIAL – It’s OK for council members to disagree with one another

June 27, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT SEEMS SELF-EVIDENT that every political body should have a code of conduct for itself but, surprisingly, it’s not always the case. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Horgan doesn’t deserve much applause for bailing on museum

June 23, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IN POLITICS, discretion is sometimes the better part of valor. Premier John Horgan has learned that lesson, as evidenced yesterday with his [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Yellowhead and 5A Highways both need serious attention

June 22, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE HAVE BEEN a couple of horrendous highway accidents in the past couple of weeks, including a triple fatality on the Yellowhead. Such [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Cigarettes vs. other drugs – the double standard of stigmas

June 21, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘STIGMA’ IS A POPULAR WORD these days. We’re trying to remove the stigma from all sorts of things. The agreement between B.C. and the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sure, they take up parking, but sidewalk patios are worth it

June 20, 2022 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF YOU WATCHED a TV movie called Love & Where to Find It last week, you’ll have noticed several things. The first is that it’s one [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What’s the ‘science’ behind relaxing COVID travel mandates?

June 16, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE SCIENCE SAYS I should get a second booster shot against COVID-19, so that’s what I did this week. When I asked the pharmacist which [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Doctor-incentive plan amounts to robbing Peter to pay Paul

June 15, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE DOCTOR SHORTAGE was the subject of a presentation to Kamloops City council on Tuesday that was both highly encouraging and decidedly [Continue]

EDITORIAL – North Shore needs action, not just words and pictures

June 14, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE NORTH SHORE is under the microscope again, this time in an update to the neighbourhood plan. The City has been reviewing the plan, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Change of name for BC Liberals will accomplish little

June 13, 2022 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WILL A CHANGE in the name of the BC Liberal Party usher in a new era of popularity for the party? I doubt it. It’s no big surprise that [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Regional farmers’ market should be a dog-free zone

June 9, 2022 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DOGS BRING MUCH JOY to our lives. I’ve had dogs my whole life, and the times between dogs have always been less happy than the times with [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City’s tree-protection bylaw needs to start protecting trees

June 8, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE CAN’T BLAME developers for sticking to the rules. Question is, of course, whether those rules are always good enough. City [Continue]