Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: The worst is yet to come for the price at the pump in B.C.
MAYBE THE SKEPTICS who insisted that what happens in Ukraine has nothing to do with the price of gas in Kamloops will think again.The price at the pump in the Tournament Capital is almost universally ...
Mar 09, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Why we should go back to three-year terms for City council
WE'RE INTO THE opening phase of civic election 2022, with two candidates already declared for mayor of Kamloops. This is the time when anyone thinking of running for office needs to begin making serio...
Mar 08, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Neighbourhoods must come first it quest for housing answers
AFTER WRITING ABOUT the need for a made-in-Kamloops solution to social disorder, I received a couple of comments of the, "if you're so smart, how would you fix it?" variety.If I had the answer myself,...
Mar 07, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: The quest for a made-in-Kamloops plan to fight social disorder
IT'S GOOD TO KNOW, sometimes, that we're not in it alone.Social disorder on the streets is the biggest topic of public discussion in Kamloops, with everyone trying to find the answers to the joint iss...
Mar 05, 2022
PETERS: What qualities do you want to see in our next mayor?
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS out there, so let's talk about it: who do we want to be the next mayor of Kamloops? By October when this term ends, Ken Christian will have served a term-and-a-quarter in t...
Mar 04, 2022
SOUND OFF: People need relief, not more NDP taxes
ONCE AGAIN, JOHN HORGAN AND THE NDP have proven they have no knowledge of what life is like beyond Hope. Not only has their latest budget done zilch to improve affordability for British Columbians, bu...
Mar 03, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Better controls needed to fight the online bullies
THERE'S SIMPLY TOO MUCH online bullying.Online forums can generate useful debate, and that's important in a democracy. Sadly, it's often used to push people around - journalists, women, minorities, po...
Mar 03, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Kamloops needs to open its wallets for Ukraine refugees
THE WAR IN UKRAINE is about to hit a lot closer to home.At this writing, more than 600,000 people have fled Ukraine to escape the Russian onslaught. They're crossing into Poland, Romania, Moldova, and...
Mar 02, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Traffic safety, meters and loss of parking are issues on the corridor
A COUPLE OF MORE online public sessions are set for tonight and tomorrow to talk about parking in Kamloops."Oh, no," you say, "here we go again with more parking talk."So, OK, instead of revisiting pa...
Mar 01, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Do anti-war rallies supporting Ukraine make any difference?
DO ANTI-WAR RALLIES accomplish anything, or do they just make us feel good?In Kamloops on Saturday, rallies in support of Ukraine were held in front of the courthouse and at Riverside Park, about 60 p...
Feb 28, 2022
