Category Archives: Column
SOUND OFF: Looking ahead to 2022
THE START OF A NEW YEAR is a time when many of us make resolutions and set goals. As an MLA, I resolve to continue putting the needs of people first and to keep doing everything I can to make life in ...
Jan 12, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Protest, sure, but anti-vaxxers need to let others shop in peace
THE ANTI-VAXXERS were at it again this week, descending on the Real Canadian Superstore for what they call a relaxed, maskless shopping experience. RCMP showed up, ticketed 43 of them and arrested fiv...
Jan 12, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: School district deserves kudos for its back-to-school plan
KIDS ARE BACK in class as of yesterday and School District 73 deserves credit for its logical, nimble approach to keeping everyone safe during the pandemic.The district has come up with a four-scenari...
Jan 11, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: A clear message is being sent that COVID orders have no teeth
THE HARASSMENT WORD is popular among businesses when they break COVID rules and authorities crack down on them.There's certainly been no harassment and no crackdown when it comes to B.C. gyms that are...
Jan 10, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Words – one in particular – we could do with less of in 2022
AMONG THE MANY LISTS we like to make at the turn of each year are those of popular new words. "Vax," for example, was declared the 2021 word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary.While COVID-re...
Jan 06, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Gyms that refuse to close should get fines, not exemptions
THE IMPORTANCE of physical activity and mental wellness has become obvious during the COVID-19 pandemic but there are limits on how we achieve that.Some gyms in Kamloops and elsewhere in B.C. refuse t...
Jan 05, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Banning New Year’s Eve fireworks would avoid many tragedies
WHAT WOULD New Year's Eve be without fireworks?Well, pets and livestock would be more content and a lot safer, for one thing. And, there would be fewer injuries, less property damage, less harm to the...
Jan 04, 2022
SOUND OFF: Booster campaign is our path forward
Since launching earlier this fall, B.C.'s COVID-19 booster dose campaign has seen nearly 800,000 shots delivered into the arms of people across the province. We have moved more quickly and accelerated...
Dec 26, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Dr. Holly Jolly throws a wrench in Frootloops Council's party plans
FROOTLOOPS COUNCIL is gathering online to discuss their annual Christmas Day party. Mayor Ken Kringle calls the meeting to order. KRINGLE: I call the meeting to order on this 24th day of December, 202...
Dec 24, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Even if COVID isn’t, Christmas correctness is in remission
IS IT MY IMAGINATION or is the Christmas spirit alive and well?Oh, I know, the nasties, thieves and scam artists are busy trying to cancel out the good work done by the many community volunteers who s...
Dec 23, 2021
