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ROTHENBURGER – We’ve got to suck it up and obey the rules even if it hurts

December 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

I WAS STRUCK THIS WEEK by the story of Kamloops dance instructor Krista Faraday. One day, she wasn’t sure if she’d have a business left. The next, her studio was filled [Continue]

EDITORIAL – As parents rebel, extending Christmas break makes sense

December 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PARENTS KEPT THEIR KIDS HOME from school yesterday. At least some did. The purpose of the exercise was to send a message to health [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘Guessing game’ report has more than one lesson to teach

December 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN ALLEGATIONS SURFACED of B.C. frontline medical staff playing guessing games about the blood-alcohol levels of indigenous patients, they [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Tread very carefully in relaxing rules on dogs in parks

December 1, 2020 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HOW MUCH GREEN SPACE DO DOGS NEED in Kamloops? The City has plentiful dog parks and earns the label “dog friendly.” Any time there’s a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Concerns of health care staff shouldn’t have to be anonymous

November 30, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE ISSUE OF STAFF PARKING at Royal Inland Hospital has brought a lot of response both from the public and from those who work there. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Interior Health ducks, weaves, obfuscates on parking

November 28, 2020 // 3 Comments

INTERIOR HEALTH HAS A PROBLEM it doesn’t want to talk about — a shortage of proper parking for Royal Inland Hospital staff. This might not seem like a big deal unless [Continue]