Editorials

EDITORIAL – ‘Wolf whacking’ and other wars on predators should be banned

March 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WE HUMANS ARE VERY CREATIVE in coming up with new ways to wage war on the other species that inhabit planet Earth alongside us. There’s an [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How much money is being wasted on Victoria Street West project?

March 12, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. GET READY TO PRACTICE your zipper merge. Remember 2015, when the Overlanders Bridge was being rehabilitated and we spent eight months [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Re-opening Westsyde elementary should be a no-brainer

March 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES for School District 73 will make a million-dollar decision tonight — whether or not to re-open Westsyde [Continue]

EDITORIAL – If Justin Trudeau goes, who’s going to run the country?

March 7, 2019 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE OF THE THINGS that bothers me about the country’s current troubles is the prospect of Andrew Scheer as prime minister. There’s scant [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Butts testimony presents very different picture of JWR affair

March 6, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE RUMBLE IN OTTAWA is now officially a he said-she said situation. Former principal secretary Gerald Butts gave his side of the story [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The risks of consuming marijuana vs. upsizing your fries

March 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE NORMALIZATION OF CANNABIS has a long way to go yet and part of the process is getting over our old fears about the weed. Some of those [Continue]