Editorials

EDITORIAL – Celebrities not the only ones suffering from mental illness

August 4, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MENTAL HEALTH is suddenly popular, at least in the sense that everybody’s talking about it. Yesterday, American superstar gymnast Simone [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: New governor-general the right person to build bridges

July 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE SWEARING IN of Canada’s 30th governor general today is cause to feel good about our country and what it stands for. Not just because [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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

EDITORIAL – Forcing more cars onto street won’t solve housing shortage

June 16, 2021 // 0 Comments

FROM SHIPPING CONTAINERS to allowing multi-family development in commercial areas, it was an action-packed committee-of-the-whole meeting yesterday. That’s the meeting [Continue]

EDITORIAL – It will be very easy to blow the Four Step COVID recovery plan

May 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE BIG COVID ANNOUNCEMENT yesterday has brought a lot less cheering than I expected. After all, restrictions are going to ease up [Continue]

EDITORIAL: City council blew it by springing Riverside Park plan on public

May 19, 2021 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PUBLIC CONSULTATION is a great aspiration for public bodies but Kamloops City council failed the test yesterday on the issue of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Fast-food workers need our understanding during COVID

May 12, 2021 // 0 Comments

FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS are tough places to work these days. One would think we’d have worked out our angst over mask wearing by now. Yet incidents of confrontation occur [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Bungled messaging on AstraZeneca will hurt vaccine rollout

May 5, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CANADIANS CAN BE FORGIVEN for feeling exasperated over the advice they’re getting on COVID-19 vaccines. The story is a familiar one. [Continue]