Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Airlines handing out lumps of coal to loyal fliers this Christmas
EVERYONE WHO'S EVER travelled by air knows the early bird gets the best seats at the cheapest rates. Last-minute fliers are used to paying a lot more than other passengers on the same plane who were a...
Dec 13, 2021
SOUND OFF: People need support more than ever this year
It's been a long year, and most of us are looking forward to setting our worries aside over the holidays and enjoying some quality time with our loved ones - ever mindful of the continuing pandemic, o...
Dec 10, 2021
Reflecting on 2021
As we near the end of 2021, we have a chance to reflect on the challenges and accomplishments of the past year. This year, like last year, has not been an easy one for people around the world, includi...
Dec 09, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Sentence in First Avenue crash doesn’t feel like justice
IT'S NOT ENOUGH.Kamloops man Reid McKnight has been sentenced to three years in prison for causing the deaths of three Thompson Rivers University international students from Nigeria and injuring a fou...
Dec 09, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Some questions for BC Housing on the Rosethorn facility
IS ROSETHORN HOUSE a success, a failure or something in between?The Victoria Street West supportive housing facility has been controversial since Day One, with businesses in the area complaining about...
Dec 08, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Heritage groups have failed us on downtown high-rise project
WHERE HAVE ALL the heritage advocates gone?I can't get excited about the fact an old house on Nicola Street is being moved up to McLure while an entire block of heritage homes will be obliterated.The ...
Dec 07, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Surely we can disagree on social housing without violence
THE WONDERFUL THING about the society we live in is our freedom to say what we want within certain limits. We can't engage in hate speech or promote violence but we can fight for change or against cha...
Dec 06, 2021
SOUND OFF: 'Government knows best' attitude benefits the NDP - not you
Do you remember being a kid and trying to argue with your parents when they said "no" to one of your requests? After questioning their reasoning, you were likely met with the dreaded phrase "because I...
Dec 03, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Employers, not government, should pay for new sick-days rule
WHO AMONG US has ever gone to work when we've been feeling like crap? And, who among us has been on the job when a co-worker shows up sniffling and hacking and coughing and spreading germs all over th...
Dec 02, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: It would be easier not to panic over Omicron if message was clear
THE OMICRON VARIANT is either a major new threat or nothing to worry about, depending on which expert you listen to.Only a few days after its existence became public, the variant has spread to several...
Dec 01, 2021
