Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – There’s good cause for concern about minimum wage hike

April 11, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE MINIMUM WAGE will go up again June 1 — the usual anniversary for such increases — and businesses are already crying the blues. But [Continue]

EDITORIAL – NDP government’s housing mandate threatens civic autonomy

April 10, 2023 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S SOMETHING TROUBLING about the NDP government’s latest plan to increase housing in the province. Actually, there’s a lot [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – We shouldn’t have to pay for politicians to give us FOI records

April 8, 2023 // 4 Comments

IT’S NOT EASY getting information out of City Hall. Nor is it fast, or cheap. That is, if you’re applying for access to records under the Freedom of Information and [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Have a nice day… seriously

April 7, 2023 // 0 Comments

The following column was first published in The Kamloops Daily News on Feb. 22, 1985. ‘SHOOT! SHOOT! You lousy!” This is the gentleman sitting one row up and a couple of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We rescued 15 dogs; now let’s save millions of test animals

April 6, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CASE OF THE DOGS seized from a Clearwater breeder in January continues to be in the news as their progress is reported. SPCA officials [Continue]

EDITORIAL – If you think our system is messed up, look to the south of us

April 4, 2023 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHENEVER WE THINK our political system, and the politicians in it, are totally messed up, remember it could be worse. Whenever we think our [Continue]