Category Archives: Column
SOUND OFF: Decriminalization will reduce stigma so people can find support
FOR SOMEONE WHO USES DRUGS and wants to find treatment or support, it can be hard to reach out for help. Even telling a friend or family member that you use drugs can be difficult because of shame and...
Jun 08, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: City’s tree-protection bylaw needs to start protecting trees
ONE CAN'T BLAME developers for sticking to the rules. Question is, of course, whether those rules are always good enough.City council received a committee report yesterday on its urban forest strategy...
Jun 08, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: ArriveCAN app needs to be either fixed or scrapped
DESPITE ALL THE WHINING of those who don't like COVID-19 mandates, for the most part they have been necessary and effective. We need to continue to be cautious because, as we're constantly told by hea...
Jun 07, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Welcome aboard the Imperial bandwagon, Boris
WHAT DO THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE and FireSmart have in common? I'll explain.I was at a community FireSmart meeting the other night in which several speakers explained what homeowners can do to reduce the r...
Jun 06, 2022
COLLINS: Sudden storms create flooding concerns
IT DOESN'T TAKE much to change our rivers and creeks from a mild flood concern to "all hands on deck". A sudden storm Tuesday that brought heavy rain, is exactly what we don't need right now. With a l...
Jun 05, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Rain, rain, go away, come again another day… or not
Sometimes an April day will suddenly bring showers Rain to grow the flowers for her first bouquet. - Lyrics from hit song by Pat Boone, 1957. STARING OUT THE WINDOW, watching the rain pelt down as the...
Jun 04, 2022
PETERS: Changes to gun and drug laws — Symbolic? Practical? Both? Neither?
WE'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF FAIRLY MAJOR MOVES by our federal government in the past week meant to address health and safety for Canadians.The Trudeau Liberals have announced an impending freeze on the sal...
Jun 03, 2022
COLLINS: Labour shortage can be traced to changing lifestyles
BY NOW EVERYONE has heard that there is a labour shortage.A new report from Statistics Canada titled Quality of Employment in Canada may help provide a few clues as to why there is such a labour short...
Jun 03, 2022
SOUND OFF: Questioning the NDP's priorities as health care crumbles
WHILE NDP MLAs ARE LIKELY welcoming the end of the spring legislative session and a break from opposition questioning over their $1 billion Royal BC Museum debacle - they won't be able to hide from co...
Jun 02, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: New federal bill has a good shot on reducing handgun crime
ONE OF THE BEST THINGS about the federal government's handgun bill is that it abandons the ridiculous notion of offloading the problem onto City councils.As you'll recall, when Justin Trudeau started ...
Jun 02, 2022
