Editorials

EDITORIAL – Why we need to blame ourselves more for wildfire havoc

May 1, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HOW QUICKLY fire season comes around. No sooner has the chilly weather of winter and early spring vacated the premises, than wildfires are [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Design for new building beside old train station is out of place

April 27, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOMETIMES I THINK there isn’t an architect in Kamloops with imagination, not a single developer with any historical sense of the city, not [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Decision to cut TRU’s Fine Arts program is a blow to city’s vision

April 26, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ALL WORK AND NO PLAY makes for a pretty dull life. That’s a modern interpretation of the “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Where Dr. Carol Fenton and the health system are all wrong

April 25, 2023 // 9 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DR. CAROL FENTON has been taking a verbal beating lately over the drugs-in-parks bylaw issue. Not only is strong pushback coming from within [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The real story behind the volunteers who make Kamloops tick

April 24, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LET’S BEGIN THE WEEK with something positive and see where it goes from here. Some very important people were honoured in Kamloops these [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mr. Poilievre, put a sock in it and stop picking on the CBC

April 20, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOT EVERONE IS A FAN of the CBC. Some don’t like long-hair or Celtic music. Some think it’s too politically correct, airs too many [Continue]