Editorials

EDITORIAL – Mayor RHJ must stop squandering his term in office

June 11, 2024 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MAYOR REID HAMER-JACKSON simply must let it go. For the third time, during his mayor’s report on the agenda of a regular council meeting, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Traffic snarl-ups and more talk of the need for a new bridge

June 7, 2024 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A COUPLE OF traffic accidents in the Fortune Drive-Overlanders Bridge area this week had commuters in a tizzy. The resulting traffic delays [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Are politicians who switch sides courageous or opportunistic?

June 3, 2024 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHO WILL BE NEXT? Surrey South MLA Elenore Sturko is the latest defector from BC United, announcing today she’s switching to the BC [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The final verdict on Robert William Pickton: ‘Good riddance’

May 31, 2024 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN SOMEONE DIES, we talk about what a good person they were. Worked hard, baked the best cookies, had a smile that lit up a room, would [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Prediction about the failure of Braun report is coming true

May 28, 2024 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EARLIER THIS MONTH, when provincially appointed advisor Henry Braun delivered his report to Kamloops City council, I wrote that it would [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The Trump trial on television – never seen anything like it

May 21, 2024 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE BIG TRIAL is winding down, with only closing arguments and the jury’s decision remaining. As television, the Donald Trump hush money [Continue]