Editorials

EDITORIAL – Traffic issues – simple and cheap is often the best way to go

May 11, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SIMPLE SOLUTIONS are often the best ones. That’s the case, at least, when it comes to traffic problems. An example of that is the pilot [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mayors praise Eby but study delays repeat-offender solutions

May 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHY B.C.’S MAYORS, including the mayor of Kamloops, are waxing enthusiastic about Attorney-General David Eby’s offer to study prolific [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – As we curse high gas prices, the planet is thanking us

May 9, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS USELESS AS IT MAY BE to complain about high gasoline prices, nothing will stop us from doing it anyway. And no matter how much we [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Neither NDP nor Liberals have answers to doctor shortage

May 5, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE BAGGAGE OF PAST DEEDS weighs heavy on the shoulders of political parties that once formed government. Kamloops MLAs Todd Stone and Peter [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Proposed new riding boundaries make no sense

May 4, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DRAWING LINES ON A MAP is easy, especially for electoral boundary commissions. A new federal electoral map is being drawn up and one of the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Calls for provincial police force are déjà vu all over again

May 3, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, the more they stay the same, the old saying goes. It might be an apt description for a proposal to get rid of the [Continue]