Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Time to start putting social housing in different parts of the city

October 5, 2021 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S GOOD NEWS and maybe bad news in the City’s purchase of the Northbridge Hotel, formerly the Village and now commonly known as the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Yet another apology from Justin Trudeau; they’re getting tedious

October 4, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SO PRIME MINISTER Justin Trudeau has apologized to Tk’emlups te Secwepemc Chief Rosanne Casimir for not showing up here on the National [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Is a return to big institutions the answer to street issues?

October 2, 2021 // 4 Comments

THERE WAS A TIME when the streets weren’t full of homeless, addicted, criminal or mentally ill people. A time when there were no panhandlers, when public washrooms [Continue]

EDITORIAL – National reconciliation day is more than just another stat

September 29, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TOMORROW’S A HOLIDAY and some people aren’t at all sure what it’s about. The federal government has declared Sept. 30 as a new stat [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City’s loss of a million dollars in funding is a head scratcher

September 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A MILLION DOLLARS is not chump change, especially to taxpayers. City council has been scratching its head over how Kamloops lost out on a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – A ‘new normal’ with China begins right here in our home town

September 27, 2021 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT TO DO about China? That seems to be the big question now that Meng Wanzhou has gone home and the two Michaels are back on Canadian [Continue]