Victoria Street West

ROTHENBURGER – Court ruling ends two years of stress for security guard

March 4, 2023 // 2 Comments

RICK ELDRIDGE got an early birthday present this week when an assault charge was taken off the books almost two years after an incident that led to it. On Wednesday, he was [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Security guard lives in limbo long after Victoria Street West incident

November 19, 2022 // 3 Comments

‘IT HAS NOT BEEN an easy year,” says Rick Eldridge as we sit in a downtown coffee shop. He wears a Ronik Security ballcap and jacket; his hair and beard look longer and [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – ‘I could write a book’ about working security on Victoria West

June 12, 2021 // 1 Comment

THREE MONTHS AGO, Rick Eldridge was working in a job he loved. After 35 years as a chef, he’d moved to Kamloops from Bella Coola and gotten certification as a security [Continue]

STONE – Not too late for NDP to do right thing on 24-7 on-site supports

August 1, 2020 // 4 Comments

By TODD STONE MLA, Kamloops-South Thompson ALL BRITISH COLUMBIANS agree that we need supportive housing in our communities. I, too, believe that everyone should have a roof [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – When will government do something about Victoria Street W.?

July 15, 2020 // 0 Comments

Debate during Question Period in the B.C. Legislature on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. T. Stone: Communities across British Columbia are experiencing what the Housing Minister [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Victoria Street West merchants are right to be concerned

June 3, 2020 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. VICTORIA STREET WEST business owners are understandably concerned about a dramatic uptick in crime in recent months. They report frequent [Continue]