Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Joe and Josephine Homeowner need help as energy bills soar
THE HYDRO BILL for our house arrived the other day. It was shocking.We're used to high electricity bills in December and January but this one was truly a jaw-dropper. It was double what it normally is...
Jan 25, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Here we go again – paid parking at hospitals makes a return
GET READY TO START struggling with pay parking machines at Royal Inland Hospital again. Free parking at all B.C. hospitals will end on March 4, says Health Minister Adrian Dix.The no-charge policy has...
Jan 24, 2022
SOUND OFF: NDP's failures add to small business woes
YOU HAVE TO FEEL for the small businesses across British Columbia that continue to struggle to keep their doors open as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on. Not only are they in a constant state of confusi...
Jan 20, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: As Coq re-opens, truckers’ complaints must be addressed
THE COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY is open for non-commercial traffic again. While officials caution that the drive between Merritt and Hope will take considerably longer than usual, it returns a big dose of norm...
Jan 20, 2022
SOUND OFF: Grant will bring relief for temporarily closed businesses
THE RECENT SURGE IN OMICRON CASES has been difficult on everyone. This is the last thing we all wanted. But we know that public health orders are necessary to help keep people safe and protect our hea...
Jan 19, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: A failure to communicate as Henry throws in the towel on gyms
CONFUSION REIGNS SUPREME in B.C.'s COVID-fighting strategy. Dr. Bonnie Henry threw in the towel yesterday on trying to get gyms and fitness facilities to toe the line on shutdowns, announcing they can...
Jan 19, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Putting arts centre to vote this year could doom it to failure
THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE has been on the books for 20 years and we might have to wait another 20.That is, if a referendum is held this year. Let me explain.A new arts theatre has been talked about f...
Jan 18, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Tennis saga shows rich and famous don’t always get their way
FOR SHEER VICARIOUS ENTERTAINMENT it would be hard to beat the drama of Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic that came to a dramatic finale on Sunday.The Number One player in the world was sent packing ...
Jan 17, 2022
SOUND OFF: Confusion, anxiety lingers on along with the pandemic
WE'RE A FEW DAYS INTO the return to school for K-12 students in B.C., yet most parents don't feel any more assured of their children's protection from COVID-19 and the fast-spreading Omicron variant. ...
Jan 13, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Egos shouldn’t get in the way of fixing the shelter ‘emergency’
THE SHELTER EMERGENCY continues and doesn't seem likely to be resolved before the end of winter.Two of the three shelters proposed as replacements for temporary quarters have yet to opened. One of the...
Jan 13, 2022
