Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Thin red line leads, eventually, to the emergency department
A THIN RED LINE runs from the front of Royal Inland Hospital all the way to the back. It has nothing to do with Rudyard Kipling or the Sean Penn movie. It's a literal thin red line on the floor, and i...
Dec 17, 2022
COLLINS: Enough about the non-Royals Please!
I HAVE A BIG Christmas wish. I don't know if Santa can fulfil it or not. My one wish this Christmas is that I never have to see another six hours of drivel about Meghan and Harry. The Netflix document...
Dec 16, 2022
SOUND OFF: Gratitude and praise for our holiday helpers
AS MANY OF YOU TAKE some well-deserved time to relax and spend quality time with your loved ones this holiday season, there are many people in our province who will be on the job, selflessly giving th...
Dec 15, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: New signals at Highland Road intersection but what about Vicars?
THE INTERSECTION at Highland Road and Valleyview Drive got a new traffic signal yesterday.It features a red flashing light in all four directions for 72 hours before going into full effect with the si...
Dec 15, 2022
SOUND OFF: Bringing more doctors to British Columbia
EVERYONE DESERVES QUALITY HEALTH CARE, when and where they need it. But I know that isn't always the case for people in our community, and since the pandemic, our health care system has been under mor...
Dec 14, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Mustard Seed’s approach to shelter is a lesson on consultation
A LESSON IN COMMUNICATION played out in City council chambers Tuesday afternoon.It was the regular weekly meeting of Kamloops City council with the usual agenda, which included a section for delegatio...
Dec 14, 2022
HUNTER: Democracy is a team sport
CITY HALL CERTAINLY GAVE the community and media plenty to talk about last week. I've heard many opinions, some speaking against the mayor and others encouraging patience as he learns this very new ro...
Dec 13, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Why didn’t we know about Christmas movie filmed here?
KAMLOOPS WAS ON TV Sunday night. The town looked great.It was one of those sappy Christmas movies that plague us this time of year. The title of this one was Destination Christmas, and we can be thank...
Dec 13, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Council, staff, detractors must remember who elected the mayor
THERE'S ONE MORE THING that has to be said about the storm surrounding Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. Let's set aside all the closed meeting stuff for a minute and talk about where things go from here.The ...
Dec 12, 2022
COLLINS: Where's the Christmas cheer?
SO MANY HEADLINES talking about crime and negativity, so few stories about happy and kind goings-on. News roundups almost exclusively filled with stories of shooting rampages, young people grabbing gu...
Dec 11, 2022
