Kelowna

EDITORIAL – Let’s not compete with Kelowna for most reckless city

July 30, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ARE WE KAMLOOPSIANS now determined to prove we can be more foolhardy than Kelowna when it comes to COVID-19? The Okanagan city that has [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Kelowna’s virus outbreak proves need for extreme caution

July 14, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF THERE WAS ANY DOUBT about the wisdom of cancelling Canada Day, or about the need to not take anything for granted about COVID-19, look [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Police wellness checks have a habit of leaving people less well

June 25, 2020 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. JUST WHEN ONE POLICE CONTROVERSY seems to be quieting down, a new one comes up. Charges against Chief Allan Adam were dropped yesterday. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City manager deserves medal for debunking the 2% fallacy

December 16, 2016 // 2 Comments

SURELY, VERY FEW people feel as passionately about their community as Kelowna City manager Ron Mattiussi. As he defended his staff’s proposal for a tax increase of 4.4 per [Continue]

Editorial — Curses, our nemesis beats us to food bikes idea

September 20, 2014 // 0 Comments

SATURDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — Is there no end to expanding culinary experimentation on the streets of our cities? Kamloops is approaching the end of a aummer-long test [Continue]

Sorry, Clark doesn’t ‘deserve’ to be handed a free seat

June 6, 2013 // 0 Comments

I’m not one of those who gets all sentimental about Christy Clark “deserving” a seat in the B.C. Legislature. Clark announced Wednesday she will run in a by-election in [Continue]