Editorials

EDITORIAL – Drug decriminalization pilot project might be wishful thinking

February 2, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘A GOOD FIRST STEP’ is a common way many are talking about the drug decriminalization pilot program that came into effect in B.C. this [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Turning a City council meeting into a complete gong show

February 1, 2023 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A GONG SHOW. A circus. A comedy of errors. Those are some of the ways to describe Tuesday’s Kamloops City council meeting. It was painful [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Quit whining about recycling and just get the job done

January 31, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHY IS IT SO HARD to get the hang of recycling? Kamloops residents — at least a certain percentage of them — simply aren’t stepping up [Continue]

EDITORIAL – 3 years later, refuseniks can thank the science on COVID

January 30, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S BEEN A YEAR since the Ottawa convoy. Three years ago, we were just beginning our experience with COVID-19. We didn’t even know what [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Speeding fines should be based on how much money we make

January 26, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOW HERE’S AN IDEA that might make at least some people smarten up on our highways — instead of handing out the same fines to everybody [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sensors will do nothing to resolve the safety issues on Highway 5A

January 25, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE how installing sensors on Highway 5A a few miles north of Merritt to monitor the weight and size of transport trucks [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Let’s call parking fees what they are – a money maker for City Hall

January 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EVERY TIME City Hall brings up the issue of losing revenue from parking in downtown Kamloops I wonder about the oft-stated rationale for [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What’s the best way to keep Ryan Shtuka’s name in front of us?

January 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN WE LOSE loved ones, we want to memorialize them. We find many ways to do it: headstones on their gravesites, scholarships in their [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Citizen satisfaction survey confirms what we already knew

January 19, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial byMel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS FOLKS aren’t as happy as they used to be. The Citizen Satisfaction Survey has been unveiled and the findings show residents of the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – By necessity, TRU probe leaves unanswered questions

January 18, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY report on allegations of misconduct against two of its senior administrators can be summed up like this: some [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sun Rivers residents aren’t getting a free ride on hospital taxes

January 17, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE NEW CHAIR of the Thompson Regional Hospital District needs to be careful about sounding as though Sun Rivers residents and other [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Deputy mayor is a backup goalie and it should stay that way

January 16, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT’S THE JOB of the deputy mayor? What is he or she supposed to do? The answer is, as little as possible. That’s because the mayor’s [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: City council still a has long way to go on building teamwork

January 12, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS CITY COUNCIL held a team-building exercise on Tuesday. A facilitator was there to help. CAO David Trawin was there. Mayor Reid [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Shed no tears over demolition of the Northbridge Hotel

January 11, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OLD BUILDINGS get a raw deal in Kamloops. There’s just no respect for them. The list of heritage homes and major buildings that have gone [Continue]