Editorials

EDITORIAL – We need another KamTalk, not just another ‘town hall’

June 8, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHETHER MAYOR RHJ decides to hold a town hall meeting of his own, or a council committee puts one together, something very important needs [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Support for legalizing alcohol in parks is growing

June 7, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ALCOHOL IN PARKS? The concept continues to gain momentum and it’s inevitable there will be a new push for it in the Tournament Capital. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The sad fact is that the Yellowhead Highway might be unfixable

June 6, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘YOU CAN’T FIX STUPID’ is a saying that’s become popular in the last few years. Whether it originated with Jeff MacNelly, the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New rebate for e-bike purchases is both generous and illogical

June 1, 2023 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. E-BIKE RIDERS get a nice break from the provincial government as of today. Depending on their income, they can receive a rebate on the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City council’s dysfunction just keeps getting nastier and meaner

May 31, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BY THE TIME Kamloops City council struggled through its latest and longest sad attempt to do the public’s business Tuesday, the world had [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Commercialization of Riverside Park is nothing to fear

May 30, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. RIVERSIDE PARK was once a place for quiet solitude, of walking among the big trees, relaxing on the grass, maybe going for a swim at the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Indigenous veterans memorial sends reassuring message

May 29, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ANYONE TEMPTED to accept the stereotype of indigenous peoples always asking for more from Canada should have been at a ceremony in the Lower [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Johnston is right – there shouldn’t be a public inquiry on China

May 25, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OF COURSE — let me repeat, of course — there should not be a public inquiry into China’s interference in Canada’s elections. Judging [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Here’s how to figure out if federal bail reform bill goes far enough

May 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S A FAIRLY SIMPLE WAY of figuring out if federal Justice Minister David Lametti’s bail reform bill will work. After many months of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Critics of sending cancer patients to U.S. miss the point

May 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ALL THIS CRITICISM of sending cancer patients across the border for treatment mistakenly — but, perhaps, intentionally — conflates two [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Fears of new minimum wage adding to inflation confirmed

May 18, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I TOLD YOU SO. When the provincial government announced in April an increase to the minimum wage, I raised concerns. Normally a supporter of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The ‘will of the majority’ is about those who bother to vote

May 17, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE SEEMS TO BE a misconception that the legitimacy of a vote is dependent on the number of people voting. During the PSAC strike there [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Coming up with the right punishment for arsonists is a challenge

May 16, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WITH ALL THE URBAN FIRES in Kamloops lately, and investigations into their causes, the possibility of arson has been much in the news. One [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Kudos to Caputo – an articulate voice in Ottawa for his riding

May 15, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BRACE YOURSELF, I’m about to say something nice about a politician. Not only that, it’s a federal Conservative. You might want to mark [Continue]