Editorials

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

January 23, 2020 // 4 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]

EDITORIAL – The case for naming a mountain after ‘a white dude’

January 21, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHO’D HAVE THOUGHT honouring people who have contributed to the development of the province would become so controversial? A mountain on [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Parking shuffle at RIH raises issue of shortage of spaces

January 20, 2020 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PARKING AT ROYAL INLAND HOSPITAL is going to be a bit of a schmozzle until the end of the month with Clinical Services Building elevators [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Hot dog boss says what many of us have been thinking

January 16, 2020 // 11 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT’S WRONG with billionaire business people weighing in on important political matters? Maple Leaf Foods CEO Michael McCain is in hot [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Yes, we should be willing to pay for Royal couple’s security

January 15, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘PRINCE HARRY, Meghan and Archie are getting a rather lukewarm response to their plans to move to Canada part-time. The alleged crisis [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Time may have come for paid parking on the North Shore

January 14, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IS IT TIME for paid parking on the Tranquille Road shopping corridor? Over the years, it’s been considered political suicide to even [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The good, the bad and the tragic of this winter storm

January 13, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A FEW THOUGHTS on the nasty storm that descended upon us Sunday. The good news is that most people seemed to take it seriously and heed [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Coast gets the breaks, we get the shaft on assessments

January 9, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TRUST OUR B.C. NDP GOVERNMENT to turn the annual property assessment lottery into a political issue. And trust them to make it all about the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – On Iran, Trudeau should a page from Jean Chretien’s book

January 8, 2020 // 1 Comment

BACK IN 2003, President George W. Bush invaded Iraq, an act for which we continue to pay the price. Prime Minister Jean Chretien refused to join Bush in his ill-advised war, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Poop on dog owners who leave full bags behind

January 7, 2020 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WE TOOK THE DOG FOR A WALK on the Rivers Trail near the airport over the holidays. It’s a great place for that, as evidenced by the large [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Is the weather this winter going to be the new normal?

January 6, 2020 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ENOUGH WEATHER for you? Here it is January, always the coldest month of the year, and we’ve been having temperatures either barely below [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Shutting down pipeline through Westsyde raises other issues

December 18, 2019 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A REVIEW OF HISTORY is in order on a proposal to shut down the Trans Mountain pipeline through Westsyde. Coun. Denis Walsh submitted a Hail [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Paying ransom to LifeLabs hackers might encourage future attacks

December 18, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LIFELABS REVEALED YESTERDAY that information on 15 million customers was hacked in late October, mostly in Ontario and B.C. Given the [Continue]