Editorials

EDITORIAL – Let the strike begin – who will be the first to blink?

April 19, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVANTS are officially on strike and life in Canada will be different for a while. The Public Service Alliance of Canada was [Continue]

EDITORIAL – A sad day when our prime minister chooses who can talk to him

April 18, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF JUSTIN TRUDEAU comes to Kamloops for a town hall meeting, would we even know about it? Probably not or, at least, chances are we [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Fires, suitcases and tents, and calls of ‘Enough is enough’

April 17, 2023 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SO LET’S UPDATE where we’re at. Seven years ago, a public health emergency was declared as drug-related deaths were on the rise. Today, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Drugs-in-parks bylaw is all about appearing to do something

April 15, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. JUST BECAUSE something is right, should there be a bylaw for it? As Kamloops City staff begin working on a major amendment to the City’s [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The perfect way to waste money – Summit pedestrian overpass

April 13, 2023 // 15 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF THE BRAIN TRUST at City Hall sat down to think of the perfect way to waste several million dollars, it couldn’t come up with anything [Continue]

EDITORIAL – BC Housing continues with its ‘done deal’ approach on shelters

April 12, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BC HOUSING works in mysterious ways. I mean that both in the sense of being hard to understand, and of operating in an atmosphere of [Continue]