Category Archives: Column
SOUND OFF: The number of seniors in B.C. increases by 54 per cent; what does that mean for Kamloops residents?
According to a recent study, the number of seniors over the age of 80 in British Columbia has increased by 54 per cent over the past decade. Experts have predicted that these figures will continue to ...
May 04, 2022
SOUND OFF: Addressing the causes of B.C.'s gender wage gap
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES that a woman earns less than the men in her life - her partner, her son, her co-worker? In fact, no matter where you live, where you work, or how much experience and education you...
May 04, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Proposed new riding boundaries for Kamloops make no sense
DRAWING LINES ON A MAP is easy, especially for electoral boundary commissions.A new federal electoral map is being drawn up and one of the initial proposals is to split the city of Kamloops and attach...
May 04, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Calls for provincial police force are déjà vu all over again
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, the more they stay the same, the old saying goes. It might be an apt description for a proposal to get rid of the RCMP in British Columbia and establish a provincial police for...
May 03, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: ‘Rolling Thunder’ just another pointless protest with no message
THERE WAS A TIME when rallies and protests meant something. They had a purpose, a message. Apparently, these days, it's entirely optional.Sure, some, like the dozens of May Day rallies around the worl...
May 02, 2022
COLLINS: Counting on saner heads to prevail
IS THERE A TIME when we might call Vladimir Putin's bluff regarding a nuclear war? I don't think it will happen tomorrow, but it may happen sooner than we think. And if Putin hits the button, it is un...
May 01, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Latest census results carry bad news for young and old alike
'WE'RE GETTING OLD," I said as a friend and I sat in the coffee shop this week. "Tell me about it," he said. "It's scary." I had another birthday a few days ago; he had one last month. "Look at it thi...
Apr 30, 2022
PETERS: Don't believe mayoral candidates who promise to crack down on crime
ANY MAYORAL CANDIDATE WHO SAYS he or she is going to get tough on crime and clean up the streets of Kamloops is fooling you - and probably fooling themselves.In reality, even if a candidate has compre...
Apr 29, 2022
COLLINS: These tough decisions are no holiday
CANADIANS HAVE SOME TOUGH decisions to make about their plans over the next few months.Do they save their money to hedge against rapidly-rising prices or do they get out of the COVID-19 slump and take...
Apr 29, 2022
SOUND OFF: NDP must fix our crumbling healthcare system
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CANADIANS, and therefore British Columbians, pride themselves most on is universal health care. We all expect timely access to quality primary health care - but thanks to John H...
Apr 28, 2022
