Rothenburger

ROTHENBURGER: It’s hard to imagine Kamloops without a print newspaper

October 18, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A TOWN WITHOUT A NEWSPAPER is a sad thing to see. We’ll get a first-hand view of it after Kamloops This Week publishes its last edition [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Short-term rentals bill won’t fix housing but it will help

October 17, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE HOUSING SHORTAGE will become a little less serious after the provincial government introduced new legislation on short-term rentals [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Withholding local taxes for ER closures might get something done

October 16, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. RURAL LIVING has many advantages but easy access to health care isn’t one of them. By rural living, I include smaller communities such as [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: If you liked council’s first year, just imagine the next three

October 14, 2023 // 3 Comments

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, it’s been a year since the civic election. On Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, voters went to the polls and made their choices for who would run Kamloops for the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Five years later, dire results of legal weed haven’t happened

October 12, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S BEEN FIVE YEARS — actually, five years less a week — since recreational cannabis was legalized in Canada. Have you noticed any [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sometimes, one side is right and the other is wrong

October 11, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE OF THE BEST comments on public reaction to the terrible attack on Israel by Hamas came from Canada’s UN ambassador Bob Rae in the [Continue]