Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Interested, or not interested — that was the question

December 13, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ANOTHER FUN DAY at Kamloops City council yesterday as councillors sparred with the mayor over a motion to send a letter to the provincial [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Rise in medical calls for KFR raises issue of double coverage

December 12, 2023 // 13 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CITY HALL STAFF will be asked to track the costs of sending Kamloops Fire Rescue to medical emergencies. This, after City council’s [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Strike at Bay store is more bad news for the Christmas economy

December 11, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HUDSON’S BAY STORE union workers went on strike yesterday in Kamloops, which comes at a bad time both for the store and for shoppers. Few [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Do we give to charity at Christmas for the wrong reasons?

December 9, 2023 // 0 Comments

‘TIS THE SEASON for giving. And giving. Charities focus heavily on Christmas, making more money in the couple of months leading up to it than at any other time of year. We [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Multi-use pathways are becoming dangerous and obsolete

December 7, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MULTI-USE PATHWAYS seemed like such a good idea — pedestrians and cyclists happily co-existing, safely separated from vehicles. But times [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why job cuts at the CBC are a bad thing for the country

December 6, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘DEFUND THE CBC’ has been a popular sentiment among some people, especially recently. Those people are probably happy this week because [Continue]