Category Archives: Column
SOUND OFF: One year of free transit for kids 12 and under
PARENTS HAVE A LOT ON THEIR MINDS these days. As we get back into the swing of the busy school year and continue to face the effects of global inflation, many are concerned about rising costs.As a par...
Sep 28, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Law should be changed to allow cities to give cash to doctors
RECRUITING DOCTORS is even harder than at first thought, according to a report to Kamloops City council yesterday.Council asked staff in June to look into providing financial grants to physicians who ...
Sep 28, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: The pros of sidewalk patio extensions far outweigh the cons
THE LOGIC OF DOING AWAY with the extended sidewalk patios in front of restaurants and coffee shops escapes me.Originally intended to soften the blow of COVID by giving the food establishments a few mo...
Sep 27, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Candidates off to a slow start at first civic election forum
THE FIRST FORUM of the civic election campaign is on the books and while none of the candidates stood out as obvious picks, it did provide some clues as to where the focus will be.Almost a hundred peo...
Sep 26, 2022
COLLINS: Amber Alert worth being woken up?
THIS QUESTIONS DOESN'T NEED to be asked, does it? It does. Last Monday night, I was snug in my bed, visions of sugar plums dancing in my head, when out of my phone there arose such a clatter, I turned...
Sep 25, 2022
PETERS: Collaboration key to solving street safety issues
CFJC TODAY'S QUESTIONNAIRE asked local election candidates their opinions of the top priority in the upcoming campaign.Almost without fail, candidates said issues of safety related to our street-invol...
Sep 23, 2022
COLLINS: Can we hold on financially?
CANADIANS ARE FACING TREMENDOUS financial pressure as they try to keep up even a modest standard of living in this time of rising inflation, which has created more and more stress for those on modest ...
Sep 23, 2022
SOUND OFF: Advancing reconciliation in our communities
WHILE THE PROCESS OF RECONCILIATION is an ongoing journey, on September 30th we will engage in a national day of reflection to honour the dignity and strength of residential school survivors and inter...
Sep 22, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Some candidates are failing to keep trashed signs cleaned up
CIVIC ELECTION CANDIDATES have to do better at cleaning up their trashed and broken signs.Signs get vandalized in every election at every level - civic, provincial, or federal - so those who want our ...
Sep 22, 2022
SOUND OFF: Helping those impacted by extreme weather — the latest improvements to Disaster Financial Assistance
AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER EVENT devastated parts of our province last November and showed us firsthand the effects of climate change. Homes, farms and businesses were flooded. Roads, bridges and infrastruc...
Sep 21, 2022
