Editorials

EDITORIAL – Pandemic has taught us that sports are actually important

August 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN IT COMES to professional sports, I confess that, for the most part, I can take them or leave them. I’m the guy who only tunes in to [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Outdoor skating rink is a great idea, pandemic or not

August 12, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT ON EARTH is the City thinking, spending almost $5.8 million on an outdoor skating rink, in these times of a struggling economy amid the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – U.S. and China show us why we should be proud of Canada

August 11, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE TWO MOST POWERFUL nations on Earth have just reminded us why we’re so lucky to live where we do, and we thank them for that because [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Pandemic becoming a young vs. old finger-pointing battle

August 10, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHO KNEW COVID-19 would become a battle of the ages? As in, young vs. old. Early in the pandemic, older folks were suffering the most, in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Unless new tracker app works for all there’s no point to it

August 7, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE ARE TWO KINDS of Canadians this week. Those who don’t trust the new COVID-19 tracker app, and those who are mad because they can’t [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – B.C. needs to go back to the drawing boards on return-to-school plan

August 6, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, and the B.C. government, have a real problem on their hands with the plan to open schools in the fall. A petition against [Continue]