Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Why putting a cap on international students a bad idea

August 24, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OF ALL THE BAD IDEAS for increasing housing, telling foreign students to stay out of Canada might be the worst. “I think that’s one of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Facebook’s refusal to pause its war on Canada during wildfires is callous

August 23, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A FORMER CONSERVATIVE POLITICIAN responded to a comment I made on Facebook a few days ago. In posting about a column I’d written, I said [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Early praise for firefighting efforts often turns to criticism

August 22, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE EARLY DAYS of a wildfire crisis always bring praise and gratitude for the people who put themselves in harm’s way saving lives, land [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – With all that water flowing by, do we really need drought restrictions?

August 19, 2023 // 2 Comments

IT’S THE FISH. That’s the answer if you’ve been skeptical about the value of water bans during the drought. We can be forgiven for asking about it — the rivers are [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Kamloops City Council finds a new way to stifle the public

August 17, 2023 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF NOTHING ELSE, Kamloops City council is very skilled at coming up with new ways to stifle the public. It’s also excellent at doing what [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Noble Creek farmers at least got City council to listen to them

August 16, 2023 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MOTHER NATURE made them do it. And the provincial government. Boiling down some six hours of debate and discussion yesterday, that’s the [Continue]