Editorials

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]

EDITORIAL – Tournament Capital investment 20 years ago has paid off

February 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TWENTY YEARS AGO, the people of Kamloops went to the polls to decide whether or not to spend almost $38 million on a bold new plan to expand [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sure, we need more colour on our buildings, but how much?

February 22, 2023 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’VE BEEN TRYING to figure out how I feel about a new development at the corner of First Avenue and Columbia Street that’s coming up for [Continue]