Editorials

EDITORIAL – Mandatory vaccinations will keep more nurses on the job

September 22, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE RESIGNATION of Christine Sorenson as president of the B.C. Nurses Union might have gotten a lot more attention except for the fact it [Continue]

EDITORIAL: It’s not exactly sunny ways but Canadians have spoken

September 21, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WASN’T THAT FUN? Five weeks and $610 million dollars later, we’re right where we started. Numbers will change as vote counts are [Continue]

EDITORIAL – It’s time to move federal election day to the weekend

September 20, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S ELECTION-DAY MONDAY in Canada as we go to the polls to decide who our next federal government will be. Which raises the question — [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What to do about businesses that won’t use the card

September 15, 2021 // 0 Comments

I’VE GOT A COUPLE of ideas on how to move things along with the vaccine card. Three days in, the card appears to be working just fine, though there are lots of rumours and [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Urgency needed to get a new plan for fighting wildfires in 2022

September 13, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS SUMMER WANES, the heat waves and devastation of the 2021 wildfire season are already beginning to fade from top of mind, even though [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Tranquille corridor upgrade a good idea but it won’t solve social issues

September 1, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ANOTHER TRANQUILLE ROAD store has been broken into, its front door smashed open. Coincidentally, City council discussed a plan yesterday for [Continue]