Category Archives: Column
COLLINS: Temporary shelters critical with colder weather
As we get into the cold months, shelters for the homeless are critical to their survival. As I write this column, it is minus 17 outside, and even those who are bundled up are cold. For those living o...
Dec 04, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Back alleys could become people places if we gave them a chance
THE BACK ALLEYS of Kamloops aren't anywhere you want to spend a lot of time in. They're stark, grungy places with busted up concrete, graffiti vandalism everywhere, utility pipes and meters sticking o...
Dec 03, 2022
PETERS: The cost to acquire Connor Bedard should be too rich for the Kamloops Blazers to pay
AT THE RISK OF FURTHER ANGERING Regina Pats coach and GM John Paddock, we're going to talk more about a potential trade for Connor Bedard.That's all right - I consider it payback for Paddock's perform...
Dec 02, 2022
COLLINS: Smith's Sovereignty Act gambit a sad omen for democracy
I THOUGHT B.C. PREMIER DAVID EBY was being dictatorial in his plans to force municipalities to bend to the province in dealing with building affordable housing, absolving strata councils of the right ...
Dec 02, 2022
SOUND OFF: Buy local this holiday season
BC BUY LOCAL WEEK runs until December 4th, celebrating the unique contributions that B.C. businesses make to our economy. They are local job creators that employ our friends, family members and neighb...
Dec 01, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Plenty of evidence that police liaison programs are good for schools
B.C.'s HUMAN RIGHTS commissioner wants police liaison programs removed from schools.Kasari Govender says school districts need to prove there's an "evidence-based need" for the programs and claims Ind...
Dec 01, 2022
SOUND OFF: Premier Eby hits the ground running on key issues
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO, David Eby was sworn in as B.C.'s 37th premier, he has hit the ground running with major steps to address some of the most crucial issues for people right now: housing and comm...
Nov 30, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Canada’s World Cup team made us proud, unlike the coach
TEAM CANADA wraps up its appearance in the World Cup tomorrow and they've done their country proud. The same can't be said for their coach.John Herdman has done a remarkable job with Canada's football...
Nov 30, 2022
HUNTER: Collaborating for community safety
TO ME, COMMUNITY SAFETY is a sense of confidence in our ability to go about our daily lives without worrying about threats to our property or personal safety.What this means to others likely depends o...
Nov 29, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Having to pay PST on used vehicles is discriminatory and unfair
USED CAR DEALERS must be shaking their heads these days as they try to figure out the provincial government's new rules on how to charge PST on second-hand vehicles.But pity the hapless purchaser who ...
Nov 29, 2022
