Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Do we really need cannabis delivered with Skip the Dishes?
REMEMBER WHEN those first legal cannabis stores arrived in 2018? Kamloops had the very first one, and when it was set to open, people came from the Okanagan and the Coast to get in line with locals, m...
Feb 03, 2022
SOUND OFF: Reducing barriers to mental health counselling
WHEN SOMEONE MAKES THE BRAVE DECISION TO SEEK HELP for mental health concerns, they should be met with care and compassion, regardless of their income or where they live. That is why our government is...
Feb 02, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Nastiness around Trudeau coming down with COVID is appalling
HERE'S A MESSAGE for the trolls who have been posting vicious comments about Justin Trudeau testing positive for COVID-19: get a life.What kind of person could be so callous as to wish bad things on a...
Feb 02, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: What happens in Ukraine really does affect gas prices in Kamloops
ANYONE WHO DRIVES may be forgiven for being skeptical that tensions in Ukraine are keeping gas prices high in Kamloops.It seems ridiculous that a conflict on the other side of the world could affect h...
Feb 01, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: No surprise that trucker convoy lost control of the message
THE UGLINESS OF THE MOB MENTALITY played out in Ottawa on the weekend as the so-called Freedom Convoy of truckers cluttered up the Parliament Hill precinct. Its supporters are complaining about the wa...
Jan 31, 2022
SOUND OFF: No freedoms were affected by the convoy
SO WHAT HAS BEEN accomplished by the Freedom Convoy's Saturday (Jan. 29)? Was it anything more than a big waste of fuel? Or a bunch of people wanting "freedom" to spread sickness through ignorance? An...
Jan 30, 2022
SOUND OFF: Putting our mental health in focus
THIS WEEK WE MARKED BELL LET'S TALK DAY, which raises awareness of mental health issues as well as funds for mental health initiatives across Canada. But our focus on mental health doesn't need to be ...
Jan 27, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Punishment for street criminals is the elephant in the room
LONG-STANDING CALLS for complex-care facilities are finally being acted upon by the provincial government; unfortunately, Kamloops isn't part of the picture.Four complex-care housing sites will be est...
Jan 27, 2022
SOUND OFF: New affordable housing keeps families and seniors in their community
IN COMMUNITIES BIG AND SMALL across B.C., finding an affordable place to live can be one of the biggest challenges for seniors and families. Since forming government, New Democrats have made housing o...
Jan 26, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: First Nations face painful decisions on burial grounds search
WILLIAMS LAKE FIRST NATION revealed the results yesterday of its investigation into possible burial sites on the grounds of St. Joseph's Mission Residential School.It was an emotional event, with supp...
Jan 26, 2022
