Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Action, not just words, needed on social housing and crime

February 24, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KUDOS TO SEVERAL CITY COUNCILLORS who are determined to wrestle the issue of social housing and associated street crime to the ground. Coun. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Wells Gray killer David Ennis must never be set free

February 23, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MASS MURDERER DAVID ENNIS, formerly David William Shearing, is up for parole in July, and thousands of people are fighting to make sure he [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Dog owners deserve little sympathy on late-payment penalty

February 22, 2021 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS DOG OWNERS complaining about new late fees for tardy payment of annual dog licences don’t deserve much sympathy. Non-payment of [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Nothing like a night in ER to make us appreciate health care

February 20, 2021 // 0 Comments

IF YOU HAPPENED to spend the night on a gurney in the Emergency Department hallway recently, you would have gotten a pretty good idea of the challenges faced by our [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What the City’s survey on parking management doesn’t say

February 18, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON PARKING is underway after a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Residents, whether they live in Kamloops or outside of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New gun control bill a dismal mish mash of half measures

February 17, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS MUCH AS WE NEED better gun control laws in this country, the latest measures unveiled yesterday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have me [Continue]