Editorials

EDITORIAL – Scrap the new trail and build more sidewalks instead

February 13, 2020 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SIDEWALKS ARE NOTHING MORE than long strips of concrete but they play a tremendously important role in the health of a city. I thought about [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Illegal anti-pipeline protests run risk of stirring up racism

February 12, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE THRONE SPEECH yesterday was more than a nothing burger — to borrow from a trend in meat-like products these days, it was a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We’re living in a skip-the-restaurants kind of world

February 11, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS has got to be one of the toughest lines of work to get into, and it doesn’t look like it’s getting any easier. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – No-fault auto insurance plan a political winner for NDP

February 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NO-FAULT AUTO INSURANCE looks like it’s going to be a winner for John Horgan and David Eby. After discounting the idea of no-fault [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Keeping our heads is easier said than done on new coronavirus

February 6, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I SAW A SIGN in a local drug store this week that made me realize no matter how much authorities reassure us, the coronavirus scare is [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Donald Trump’s second term as president kicks in today

February 5, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE AMERICAN BULLY is let off the impeachment hook today, the day after he spent an hour and a half bragging about himself in the annual [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why prime ministers shouldn’t have to be fluent in French

February 4, 2020 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SO FAR, PETER MACKAY’S FRENCH is the biggest issue to come up in the federal Conservative leadership “race.” Thank goodness there’s [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Let’s not make too much of the headdress on Overlanders statue

February 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOME PRANKSTER put a feathered headdress on Augustus Schubert’s head Friday. By Saturday morning the wind had blown it off old Gus’s [Continue]

EDITORIAL – And another thing about parking at RIH – it should be free

January 30, 2020 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S BEEN MORE THAN A WEEK since we talked about lack of parking at Royal Inland Hospital so — now that the Clinical Services Building [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Looking at some of our favourite worst crosswalks in the city

January 29, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE worst crosswalk? I have a couple. The one on Columbia Street just outside the Broadcast Centre is one. It’s not [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Spending millions on fun and games is necessary, not frivolous

January 28, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SPENDING $13.5 MILLION on the Tournament Capital Center might not be the best thing to talk about right now but apparently it’s in need of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Everyone has the right to choose a death with dignity

January 27, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIS IS THE LAST DAY to fill out a survey from the federal government on medical assistance in dying. It’s an important one. Medical [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: PAC opponents, come out, come out, wherever you are

January 23, 2020 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IN CASE YOU WERE wondering if anybody was going to form an opposition to the performing arts centre, there is one. Well, sort of. A Facebook [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Loosening reins on committee meetings a good step

January 22, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS CITY COUNCIL took a tentative step toward greater transparency and engagement Tuesday (Jan. 21, 2020). At a committee of the whole [Continue]