Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: The long and very sad history of homelessness in Kamloops
IT MIGHT SEEM that homelessness is a relatively new issue in Kamloops but, in fact, it's been around for more than 125 years - basically since the city was incorporated. Which raises the question: if ...
Jul 16, 2022
PETERS: Trauma piled on top of trauma for the people of Lytton
THE FACT THAT ANOTHER WILDFIRE is burning down homes in the Lytton area left many of us completely incredulous this week. It would be laughable if it wasn't so tragic. We haven't yet learned what may ...
Jul 15, 2022
COLLINS: Is David Eby the new 'King of the Hill?'
AT THIS POINT, David Eby seems to be the odds-on favourite to replace John Horgan as leader of the NDP. While he hasn't officially announced his intentions, Eby doesn't seem to have anyone in his path...
Jul 15, 2022
SOUND OFF: Healthcare crisis continues to spiral out of control
I'VE USED THIS SPACE before to talk about the healthcare crisis in the Shuswap and other communities across B.C. but sadly, instead of seeing any improvement, we're just continuing to see the situatio...
Jul 14, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Rural communities being left in the dark on connectivity issue
RURAL CONNECTIVITY is the pits. On that score, Kamloops-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo is absolutely correct.Caputo has fired off a letter to Telus asking what can be done to improve the situation. He points...
Jul 14, 2022
SOUND OFF: Helping non-profits to help those in need
AT THE HEART OF EVERY COMMUNITY IN B.C., people, volunteers and non-profits are working hard make a difference in the lives of others. Whether it's sorting donations at a local food bank, providing cl...
Jul 13, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: The irony of the premiers meeting as Clearwater hospital closes again
THIRTEEN PREMIERS wrapped up two days of meetings yesterday. As expected, health care was the big agenda item.Coincidentally, as the premiers met in Victoria at the Empress Hotel, the Dr. Helmcken Mem...
Jul 13, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Why would anybody want to be a politician these days?
IT'S A TERRIBLE TIME to be a politician.Japan's longest serving prime minister was assassinated a few days ago. A coward with a home-made gun shot Shinzo Abe as he was making a campaign speech. Japan,...
Jul 12, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Rogers outage is about a lot more than a little inconvenience
GOT AN APOLOGY from Rogers president and CEO Tony Staffieri in my inbox Sunday morning."As you know," he wrote, "we experienced a network outage across both wireless and wireline service on Friday."No...
Jul 11, 2022
COLLINS: What goes around comes around
I WAS GOING through some old pocketbooks the other day, and came across a collection of tales about the old West. Most of them were written by Louis L'Amour. When I was younger, I collected L'Amour's ...
Jul 10, 2022
