Editorials

EDITORIAL – Conservatives looking like the gang that couldn’t shoot straight

May 21, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP race has entered a new phase with the cutoff for acquiring new party members having just passed. As polls show [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Public shaming might be the only way to stop the speeders

May 20, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HEARING LOSS AMONG B.C. DRIVERS has apparently become a major safety issue. On Friday, police urged drivers to take it easy during the long [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Renaming Airport Road after Capt. Casey a fitting gesture

May 19, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOMETIMES LIFE is simply unfair. There’s not always an explanation for why bad things happen; there’s not always a lesson to be learned [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Wildlife Federation is sounding like just another gun lobby

May 14, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE GUN LOBBY AND HUNTING have, in my mind at least, always been two different things. Although it’s been many, many years since I stopped [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Seniors shouldn’t complain about a few hundred dollars

May 13, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NO MATTER HOW MUCH money is handed out during this COVID-19 pandemic, it will never be enough. Businesses want more, students want more, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Who cares about the arts when we’re fighting a pandemic?

May 12, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ALONG WITH EVERYBODY ELSE, the arts could use a handout during this COVID-19 pandemic. With no ticket sales and limits on the size of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Free parking was a good reminder why we have paid parking

May 11, 2020 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WAS NICE WHILE IT LASTED but free parking downtown is coming to an end because, quite simply, it didn’t work. City council will approve [Continue]

EDITORIAL – When is ICBC going to do something serious to help drivers?

May 8, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PEOPLE ARE DRIVING TOO FAST during this pandemic, according to ICBC. Monday, the insurance corporation called on drivers to resist the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Privacy risks of tracing app are worth it in COVID-19 fight

May 7, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN PREMIER JOHN HORGAN announced Wednesday a four-phased transition toward a semblance of normality, he barely mentioned the importance of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Kamloops shoppers get a C- on observing pandemic guidelines

May 6, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SHOPPING IN KAMLOOPS these days takes patience, determination and a dash of courage. The degree to which stores and shoppers follow [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Just for you, a straight-forward explanation of tax deadlines

May 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

YOU’VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE figuring out the new City of Kamloops tax-payment deadlines, right? You’re not alone; the city has tried to explain it several times and [Continue]

EDITORIAL – $150-million bailout for Canadian Football League? No thanks

April 30, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SHOULD WE GIVE the Canadian Football League a $150-million handout? In the words of Al Borland, “I don’t think so, Tim.” The CFL, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Heckle-free virtual session of House disconcerting but welcome

April 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TUESDAY’S VIRTUAL SESSION of Parliament was a fascinating exercise. Technically, it was a meeting of the “Special Committee on the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Were Portapique murders an act of ‘white male terrorism’?

April 28, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHENEVER A BAD THING seems “senseless,” we want to make sense of it. So, we’re all still trying to fathom why a man would dress up as [Continue]