Editorials

EDITORIAL – 4th Avenue experiment has some tough questions to answer

July 26, 2018 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I MAY AS WELL get my two cents in on pedestrian malls. I don’t want to be a wet blanket on taking vehicles off parts of Fourth Avenue and [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Playing chicken with water bombers is a game for fools

July 25, 2018 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? “Stupid” is an over-used word these days but playing chicken with firefighting aircraft fits the definition. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – First Nations ownership stake in Trans Mountain a good idea

July 24, 2018 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOW THAT THE DEADLINE has come and gone for the feds to find another buyer for the Trans Mountain pipeline, some creative thinking is in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – B.C’s cabinet needs shuffling, starting with Trevena

July 23, 2018 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CABINETS ARE MEANT to be shuffled, and it’s time for one in B.C. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did it in Ottawa last week. Now it’s John [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Can a black actor play a white character, and vice versa?

July 19, 2018 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’M CONFUSED ABOUT what ethnic origin you must have before you’re allowed to be an actor. A Canadian director named Robert LePage is in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – NDP’s plan to boss public infrastructure projects could be costly

July 18, 2018 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. YOU REALLY HAD TO DIG deep to figure out the fine print in Premier John Horgan’s announcement that a new Crown corporation called B.C. [Continue]