Category Archives: Column
SOUND OFF: Expanded Valleyview Secondary will help students thrive
LAST WEEK, THE COMMUNITY had much to celebrate as students returned to expanded and modern classrooms at Valleyview Secondary. Our government invested $32.7 million to add 525 seats to the school, bri...
Nov 09, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Midterms and Donald Trump – the worst is yet to come
AMERICANS WENT TO THE POLLS yesterday for midterm elections to choose all 435 House representatives, plus a bunch of Senators and governors.In the strange and fascinating U.S. system of democracy, wit...
Nov 09, 2022
HUNTER: Let's not forget — the face of veterans is changing
THIS WEEK IS VETERANS' WEEK and today is Indigenous Veterans' Day - a day intended to mark the incredible service Indigenous officers provide to our country. Veterans Affairs Canada states the exact s...
Nov 08, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Will a lower standard of health care become permanent?
HAVE YOU EVER felt you needed to talk to a doctor but didn't do so because a) you knew it would be weeks before you could get an appointment or, b) you didn't want to impose a burden on the healthcare...
Nov 08, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Failure to be ready with winter homeless shelters is mind-blowing
IT'S SIMPLY MIND-BLOWING that Kamloops has been caught so off-guard on winter shelter for the homeless this year.Though the sudden drop in temperature, along with some serious snowfall, came a couple ...
Nov 07, 2022
COLLINS: No proper winter tires? Get the hell off the road!
NOTHING IS MORE FRUSTRATING than the first snowfall of the season. Except for the number of idiots who don't have proper snow tires on. The first snowfall is always tricky. First covering on the dry p...
Nov 06, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: The hidden pain of all those candidates who run and lose
INAUGURAL MEETINGS are, in essence, a victory celebration for the winners. Throughout the province, City councils, regional district boards and school boards have been holding their inaugural meetings...
Nov 05, 2022
PETERS: Why the NDP government isn't keen on expanding the Car 40 program
FOR YEARS, KAMLOOPS COUNCIL and our local RCMP detachment have been begging for the expansion of the Car 40 program.It pairs an RCMP member with an Interior Health mental health nurse, forming a team ...
Nov 04, 2022
COLLINS: We can't bear a new city bylaw
ASIDE FROM MAKING US HOLD our garbage in our carports or garages until 4:00 AM on the day of pickup, we are now facing additional costs to make our bins bear-proof, which in essence means we could hav...
Nov 04, 2022
SOUND OFF: Where is the NDP, 15 months after the White Rock Lake fire?
LOSING YOUR HOME is an incredibly traumatic event - fleeing the danger, no longer having a roof over your head, losing precious family items and mementos, and facing a long road of uncertainty. But pe...
Nov 03, 2022
