Editorials

EDITORIAL – Is it really a surprise that Milobar has quit the Conservatives?

August 14, 2026 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SO PETER MILOBAR, ex-BC Liberal, ex-BC United, is now an ex-BC Conservative and a newly independent MLA. He announced today (Aug. 14, 2026) [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Making decisions now vs. kicking the can to the next council

August 12, 2026 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIS TIME OF YEAR, an election year that is, City councils often wrestle with whether to make decisions now or take the lame duck approach [Continue]

EDITORIAL – An awkward time to bring up the issue of City council paycheques

August 8, 2026 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIS COULD be fun. The matter of City council paycheques comes up for discussion at next week’s regular meeting. The proposal in front [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The ‘must be approved and funded’ rule for big projects is dumb

August 6, 2026 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘APPROVED AND FUNDED.’ Those words are heard whenever the question is asked, “Will any senior-government grants be [Continue]

EDITORIAL – AAP now certain to be a major civic election campaign issue

July 31, 2026 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S NOW GUARANTEED that the Alternative Approval Process will be a major issue in this October’s civic election in Kamloops. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Stamer offside with his ‘goodwill gesture’ to Trump

July 29, 2026 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOMETIMES POLITICIANS say things just to be the opposite of what their opponents say. Sometimes they do it because their own party wants [Continue]