Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: There’s an alternative to building more and more schools
THE BUILDING SPREE being promoted by School District 73 aims at addressing burgeoning school enrollment but there's an elephant in the room.The local district has a big list of high-profile projects s...
Nov 22, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Eby’s prolific-offender plan points in the right direction
WE MIGHT FINALLY be getting somewhere with prolific criminals. Premier David Eby yesterday announced a plan to keep repeat violent offenders off the streets.The problem of criminals who keep getting c...
Nov 21, 2022
COLLINS: Why aren't we ready for the next atmospheric river event
ALTHOUGH THE TERM has been around since the 1990's, I hadn't heard the term "atmospheric river" very often. It's nothing new, but has been described as the Pineapple Express, and other less scary term...
Nov 20, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Security guard lives in limbo long after Victoria Street West incident
'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 whiter than the last time we sp...
Nov 19, 2022
SOUND OFF: Green Party policies more relevant than ever
THIS LETTER WAS SUBMITTED in response to Mel Rothenburger's Nov. 15 column entitled, "It won't matter who becomes new Green leader; the party is done." The Green Party of Canada remains an established...
Nov 18, 2022
PETERS: Hamer-Jackson passes a test by keeping simmering feud under wraps
WATCHING THE FIRST MEETING the new Kamloops council this week should have left the viewer feeling optimistic.From a procedural perspective, did it run smoothly? Not always. But that's okay. Five of th...
Nov 18, 2022
COLLINS: Eby’s plan to “hit the ground running“ is dangerous
AS HE IS SWORN in today as the new Premier of British Columbia, David Eby plans to hit the ground running. With only a few days left on the legislative calendar this fall, Eby says his priorities are ...
Nov 18, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Kudos to the Powers That Be for quick recovery on shelter issue
THE POWERS THAT BE took it on a chin when the big storm came and a couple of homeless shelters that were supposed to open didn't.I call them "the Powers That Be" because ordinary people have given up ...
Nov 17, 2022
SOUND OFF: Shelter operators deserve more support from government
COLD, WET, WINTER WEATHER may be an inconvenience for most of us, but for unhoused individuals in our communities it can lead to serious injury and even death. Above all, it is simply inhumane to leav...
Nov 16, 2022
SOUND OFF: Building back better after the 2021 storms
FOR PEOPLE IN THE KAMLOOPS AREA, last November will be remembered for the devastating storm that destroyed roads, railways, bridges and other critical infrastructure in the Southern Interior and Lower...
Nov 16, 2022
