Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Excess idling, Chapter Two – a tough way to learn the lesson

February 4, 2021 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EACH WEEK, LOCAL RCMP send out a news release with some short notes about things police encountered the previous weekend. Yesterday brought [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Auto insurance rebates will bring us closer to affordability

February 3, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I WAS BETTING on a $101 rebate on my auto insurance — it just seemed like the kind of thing politicians might do — but Premier John [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Time for Horgan to give us specifics on the new cancer centre

February 2, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S NOT TOO SOON to start pushing Premier John Horgan on his plans for a cancer centre in Kamloops. He made the promise to counter one [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New travel restrictions were late coming, but welcome anyway

February 1, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CANADA PASSED A GRIM MILESTONE on Sunday. More than 20,000 Canadians have now died from COVID-19. That sobering number might make people [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Let’s not point fingers at those on the front lines

January 30, 2021 // 0 Comments

LET’S TAKE INVENTORY on COVID-19 in Kamloops. The picture isn’t pretty. The big topic of pandemic conversation right now is Royal Inland Hospital, where upwards of 60 [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Parkcrest timeline turns out to be like any other project

January 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I HATE TO RAIN on anyone’s parade, but I’m not quite as excited about the Parkcrest elementary announcement as everyone else. Certainly, [Continue]