Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: No shortage of things to complain about with local highways
KAMLOOPS HIGHWAYS are up for review, and I'll bet the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is going to get an earful.The focus is the provincial transportation network within the city and Tk'...
Aug 30, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Child’s death highlights urban-rural divide in health care
TWO UNPLEASANT SIDE EFFECTS of the sad state of our healthcare system have been highlighted in tragic fashion.A story came out yesterday about an eight-month-old Barriere child who suffered a cardiac ...
Aug 29, 2022
COLLINS: Unfortunately, train whistles are on their way out
I'M BIASED. I LOVE TRAINS. Always have. Always will. I grew up at the very end of the steam locomotive era. When I lived in Terrace in the late '50s, we often had to travel to Prince Rupert for medica...
Aug 28, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Kamloops has failed in cultural vision set 20 years ago
TWENTY YEARS AGO, Kamloops was feeling good about itself.The waterfront from Riverside Park to the Red Bridge was being transformed, we had a great art gallery, the museum had been revamped, Riverside...
Aug 27, 2022
PETERS: Prospect of structural change to family doctor pay more promising than funding
THE PROVINCIAL FUNDING FOR FAMILY PHYSICIANS announced this week is a good sign - but not even the best piece of news coming out of that announcement.The funding itself is $118 million spread between ...
Aug 26, 2022
COLLINS: Increased use of social media a big change in election campaigns
AS TECHNOLOGY HAS GROWN, candidates for election have more and more tools to add to their arsenal in reaching out to potential supporters. With only two weeks left to declare their intention to seek a...
Aug 26, 2022
SOUND OFF: B.C. needs a private sector jobs plan and real inflation relief
THIS WEEK, SASKATCHEWAN PREMIER SCOTT MOE announced a $500 affordability cheque that will go out to everyone in the province aged 18 and older this fall. This will help individuals and families coping...
Aug 25, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: One more step toward making Pride Parade truly inclusive
KAMLOOPS IS CELEBRATING Pride Week this week. Think about that statement for a moment.The city, not just those within the 2SLGBTQPIA+ community, are embracing the annual event - well, it was supposed ...
Aug 25, 2022
SOUND OFF: Celebrating the power of community at our local fairs and festivals
AS WE CONTINUE TO RECOVER from the impacts of the pandemic, this summer has been busy and full of events, with the help of investments from our BC New Democrat government. I spent much of the summer t...
Aug 24, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: As inflation soars, timing for a BCGEU strike isn’t the best
THERE'S NEVER A GOOD TIME for unions to strike but certain times are worse than others.The B.C. General Employees' Union is in the middle of a contract dispute with their government employer that so f...
Aug 24, 2022
