Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Putting off performing arts centre vote is a smart move
TIMING IS EVERYTHING. Thus it is with the Kamloops performing arts centre.The PAC, as it's commonly known, won't be on the ballot as part of the Oct. 15 civic election. In an e-mail to members yesterd...
Aug 10, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: The vandals strike again, this time on the Valleyview bike overpass
ONE OF THESE DAYS - or so I'd like to think - I'll stand here and report that Kamloops has become a cleanly scrubbed city respected and cared for by all.Sadly, that day isn't coming any time soon.Just...
Aug 09, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: It’s getting harder and harder to justify keeping Snowbirds in the air
THE BIG ANNUAL Abbotsford International Airshow wrapped up yesterday, without its star attraction.The Snowbirds aerobatic team is out of action again, thanks to a malfunction in one of its Tutor jets ...
Aug 08, 2022
COLLINS: List of “bad guys” indicative of the state of panic over crime
WE ARE GETTING PARANOID ABOUT the state of gang violence in our province. We're pretty concerned about all forms of crime, but gangland hits, many of which occur in public spaces, are drawing particul...
Aug 06, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Kamloops has to up its lobbying game on the cancer clinic
A FULL-SERVICE CANCER CLINIC is in the works for Kamloops somewhere within the books of the provincial NDP government but it might be a long way off. Premier John Horgan promised during the election c...
Aug 06, 2022
COLLINS: The rage between us just won’t go away
A REPORT THIS WEEK from Statistics Canada shows quite convincingly that despite all our efforts, we have made relatively little progress in combating hate crime. And B.C. is one of the worst provinces...
Aug 04, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Audit of urgent and primary care centres isn’t the answer
THE BC LIBERALS - including house leader Todd Stone and finance critic Peter Milobar - want an audit of the "worsening dysfunction" of urgent and primary care centres.The centres are seriously underst...
Aug 04, 2022
SOUND OFF: Kamloops Foundry Centre will help youth thrive
WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE ARE DEALING with mental health or addiction challenges, early intervention is key. By helping them get care and support as soon as possible, we can stop small problems from becoming ...
Aug 03, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Here’s to all the sudden heroes who put others ahead of themselves
IT'S GOOD TO KNOW there are still heroes on this Earth.Some of them are leaders on the world stage - we expect them to put themselves at risk for us when necessary.But there are the regular folks, too...
Aug 03, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: As would-be leaders skip debate, Conservative party falls apart
WHEN CANDIDATES skip a debate, it's usually because they know they're winning and are either too arrogant or too worried about messing with their lead.It's happened here in the past. In 2009, BC Liber...
Aug 02, 2022
