Editorials

EDITORIAL – Cost of body-worn cameras for frontline police will be worth it

March 7, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BODYWORN CAMERAS are expected to become common among frontline RCMP officers later this year or early next, and they will prove a valuable [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What if politicians got their ducks in a row and parked the jargon?

March 6, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DID YOU KNOW that Kamloops is going to get a new piece in the housing continuum? Yes, indeed, I watched the most recent meeting of Kamloops [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why trashing the NDP’s budget is the proper thing to do

March 2, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger AS I WATCHED Peter Milobar trash the NDP’s budget this week, two things came to mind. One was that the Kamloops-North Thompson MLA and [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Well that was a Tuesday afternoon we’ll never get back

March 1, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I COULD WRITE A BOOK about Tuesday’s Kamloops City council meeting. A title comes to mind: Gong Show 2. Unfortunately, I have only 325 [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Living in pothole country is getting to be very expensive

February 28, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LET’S FACE IT, we live in pothole country. With this endless freeze-thaw-freeze cycle we’re in, we have a bumper crop of potholes. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Council should encourage dialogue with public, not shut it down

February 27, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S NOTHING UNUSUAL, or wrong, with putting limits on how long members of the public can speak to City council either at regular [Continue]