An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PARENTS KEPT THEIR KIDS HOME from school yesterday. At least some did. The purpose of the exercise was to send a message to health [Continue]
LAST WEEKEND my eldest announced that someone at NorKam had covid-19. That was according to social media, which of course, I said then, has a 50 percent chance of being [Continue]
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HERE’S A HUMBLE SUGGESTION for reducing the risk of spreading COVID-19 among school kids: make them wear masks and keep their distance [Continue]
SAANICH POLICE caught a drunk driver doing more than twice the speed limit outside Campus View elementary on the first day of school. For real, they picked off the truck [Continue]
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL is always a combination of excitement, anticipation and nervousness. Today and tomorrow, the emphasis is on [Continue]
I REMEMBER one of my very first days of kindergarten as if it were yesterday. There I was, a tiny five-year-old, walking up the steps of the school. But before I could [Continue]
PREPARE FOR BIGGER BUBBLES.That is essentially beginning next week as thousands of Kamloops students return to schools, representing an exponential increase in pandemic [Continue]
SINCE I WROTE the column about masks not being a big deal, hence we should all wear one when in public to protect ourselves and others too, much has happened. BC Transit, BC [Continue]
By TODD STONE MLA, Kamloops-South Thompson AS HAS BEEN THE CASE for thousands of parents across British Columbia, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about the NDP [Continue]
ON JANUARY 21 Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, issued the first of dozens and dozens of updates on what became [Continue]
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE May 11, 2020 – Canada’s children have held a unique position in the COVID-19 outbreak. While kids are statistically the lowest risk population, [Continue]
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AT LONG LAST, seatbelts on school buses may be getting close to reality. The B.C. Liberals have introduced a private member’s bill that [Continue]
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TOO MANY DRIVERS are ignoring the school zone at Westsyde elementary school — so say police and they’re absolutely right. Since school [Continue]
WHEN I RETURNED home from walking the dog that morning my youngest was still at home. Enthusiastic Grade 8 student that he is, skipping was out of the question. He had walked [Continue]