Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Definition of ‘using’ a cellphone while driving needs to be clarified
DID YOU HEAR THE ONE about the trucker who got a fine? Nothing to do with freedom convoys.A trucker was driving from Chilliwack to Kamloops when he was pulled over by a police officer and charged with...
Feb 15, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Stick to waving the Maple Leaf, leave the colour orange alone
THE CANADIAN FLAG belongs to all Canadians. I get it.So if truckers want to wave the Maple Leaf at their convoy protest - and thousands of them are doing just that - then they have a right to do it. I...
Feb 14, 2022
PETERS: All Canadians can talk about our love of freedom without submitting to dog whistle politics
ANY COUNTRY'S FLAG should be a symbol of national unity and pride. Unfortunately, current events are chipping away at that symbolism here in Canada.The Canadian flag has most recently been festooned u...
Feb 11, 2022
SOUND OFF: We need more action, not empty words from NDP government
THE SPRING SITTING OF THE LEGISLATURE kicked off this week with the delivery of the NDP government's Throne Speech. Sadly, it was a bit of a snoozer. If you were expecting some new ideas to move our e...
Feb 10, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Give symbols of hate what they deserve - the bum’s rush
BANNING HATE SYMBOLS is a tricky business.The federal NDP is proposing amendments to the Criminal Code to include the banning of the Nazi swastika, U.S. Confederate flag and Ku Klux Klan symbols from ...
Feb 10, 2022
SOUND OFF: While NDP builds a stronger B.C., Kevin Falcon plans tax cuts for the wealthy
TO SAY THE LAST YEAR HAS BEEN CHALLENGING would be an understatement.Communities have been devastated by fires and flooding. As a firefighter who has spent time supporting our wildland firefighters in...
Feb 09, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: As mandates begin to ease, a reminder – It ain’t over till it’s over
THERE'S A LOT OF TALK right now about getting rid of COVID mandates.Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has gotten a lot of attention for supporting the truckers' convoy and pledging to do away with pandem...
Feb 09, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Lorne Street residents deserve a break from train noise
ROTHENBURGER: Lorne Street residents deserve a break from train noise. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS that gets asked when residents complain about train whistles is, who was there first? Usually, it was the...
Feb 08, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: New BC Liberal leader a familiar face to the B.C. Interior
IT WASN'T A RESOUNDING victory but the BC Liberals have a new leader. On the weekend, Kevin Falcon won on the fifth ballot.It was his second run for the job, having come second to Christy Clark in 201...
Feb 07, 2022
SOUND OFF: Will NDP budget support local priorities?
WHEN MLAs RETURN TO THE LEGISLATURE next week for the spring session, our BC Liberal team will have a new leader at the helm. After an exciting campaign that saw seven candidates share their vision fo...
Feb 03, 2022
