Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Only bad thing about new plastics ban is that it took so long
ANYONE WHO GOES OUT to a coffee shop or restaurant knows that plastic straws and stir sticks are out, paper straws and wood stir sticks are in. And, while you can still get plastic bags for groceries,...
Jun 28, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: It’s OK for council members to disagree with one another
IT SEEMS SELF-EVIDENT that every political body should have a code of conduct for itself but, surprisingly, it's not always the case.Kamloops City council is looking at wording for a code of conduct i...
Jun 27, 2022
COLLINS: Taking non-lethal weapons from RCMP makes little sense
RCMP AND OTHER police forces have a protocol to follow when they go out on a call. On a normal call, they start with verbal communication, then proceed through a series of non-lethal options until, if...
Jun 26, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Will anyone speak up for heritage in the Tournament Capital?
HERITAGE IN KAMLOOPS is in dire straits.There is currently no effective voice for the preservation of heritage in the city. The degradation of advocacy for heritage began with the abandonment of the h...
Jun 25, 2022
SOUND OFF: NDP must do more to support next generation of workers
I WANT TO BEGIN THIS COLUMN by congratulating our graduating high school students, who have not only completed their K-to-12 education but are about to take that exciting next step in their lives - wh...
Jun 24, 2022
PETERS: Overturning of Roe v. Wade could have repercussions for Canada
IN THEIR CONFIRMATION HEARINGS for the United States Supreme Court, Justices John Roberts, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett all stated support for the legal precedent established by...
Jun 24, 2022
COLLINS: Band-Aids will be the next thing in short supply
I THINK THE NEXT THING to be in short supply are Band-Aids. I say this only partly tongue-in-cheek or else we need much bigger Band-Aids. Why? Because the government is trying to cover so many wounds,...
Jun 24, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Horgan doesn’t deserve much applause for bailing on museum
IN POLITICS, discretion is sometimes the better part of valor.Premier John Horgan has learned that lesson, as evidenced yesterday with his announcement that he's suspending plans for a $789-million re...
Jun 23, 2022
SOUND OFF: Celebrating Pride Month
JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH. Throughout this month, we honour and celebrate the origins of Pride Month, and the 2SLGBTQ+ community's hard-fought journey to attain the basic human rights and freedoms that so m...
Jun 22, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Yellowhead and 5A Highways both need serious attention
THERE HAVE BEEN a couple of horrendous highway accidents in the past couple of weeks, including a triple fatality on the Yellowhead. Such tragedies lead to inevitable questions about whether the issue...
Jun 22, 2022
