Editorials

EDITORIAL – Where is the Magical Mystery Bus bringing homeless here?

May 9, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHERE IS IT? I’m looking for the Magical Mystery Bus that pulls into town on a regular basis and drops off a bunch of homeless people to [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘Unprecedented’ is no longer the right word for floods, fires

May 8, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE WORD ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ is much used these days, especially when it comes to wildfires and floods. In Alberta, Premier Daniella Smith [Continue]

EDITORIAL – It’s coronation time – let’s all take the Oath of Allegiance

May 4, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CORONATION of King Charles III on Saturday morning doesn’t have people nearly as excited as they were when his mother was crowned in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Return to Four Pillars a hopeful sign in battle against addictions

May 3, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FOUR PILLARS are back. Once the centre of a strategy to tackle the drug crisis, the approach has seldom been mentioned in recent years [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Like everyone else, police deserve a break every once in a while

May 2, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. POLICE ARE HUMAN TOO. A couple of recent news reports confirm it. In one case, RCMP officers were accused of making insensitive remarks [Continue]

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]