Category Archives: Column
PETERS: Grocery hoarders, do I have a deal for you
ARE YOU IMPULSIVE, insecure and maybe even a little paranoid? Did you go grocery shopping earlier this week, even though you have a well-stocked kitchen and pantry at home?Did you buy so much of a par...
Nov 19, 2021
SOUND OFF: Again, NDP waits too long to take emergency action
WHAT A YEAR IT'S BEEN. While it seemed like the continuing COVID-19 pandemic would be our major source of stress, natural disasters have become a growing and urgent concern impacting communities acros...
Nov 18, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Performing arts centre has strong competition for tax dollars
GET READY TO SPEND some more of those hard-earned tax dollars.For the past 20 years, almost, Kamloops has prided itself in having the best sports and recreation facilities of any city its size in the ...
Nov 18, 2021
SOUND OFF: Taking action for healthy forests and strong communities
B.C. IS IN THE MIDDLE of an overdue and necessary paradigm shift in our relationship with our forests and the industries and communities who rely upon them.We know we need healthy forests to support h...
Nov 17, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: The unbearable politeness of hoarding – together again
IN TIMES OF CRISIS, our thoughts turn to toilet paper. And food.If you want to know anything about the flood situation in B.C., go to your favourite super market.The one I was at yesterday was busier ...
Nov 17, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Should the unvaccinated be ineligible to take up hospital beds?
WHEN FACTS AREN'T AVAILABLE, we're pretty good at filling in the blanks with our own theories.Thus it is with the multiple outbreaks of COVID-19 at Royal Inland Hospital. Several have been reported in...
Nov 16, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: More ‘blah, blah, blah’ in the fight to control climate change
I'VE HAD THIS VISION in my head all weekend of City councillors Kathy Sinclair and Arjun Singh peddling around town on their e-bikes, doing their part to save the world.Don't get me wrong - I admire t...
Nov 15, 2021
SOUND OFF: Celebrating the poppy and the work of our Legions this Remembrance Day
WITH REMEMBRANCE DAY UPON US, it's an important time to reflect on the sacrifice of all those who have served and fought for the freedoms we all enjoy. But 2021 also marks a significant milestone - th...
Nov 11, 2021
SOUND OFF: Training the next generation of healthcare workers at TRU
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has truly put healthcare workers in the spotlight, reminding us each and every day of the skilled, lifesaving work they do. As a nurse and an MLA, I am incredibly proud of their ...
Nov 10, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Two orphaned bear cubs deserve a chance, so cut the red tape
POLICY IS OFTEN CITED as a reason for doing things but, like the law, policy can be an ass.There are two orphaned bear cubs in Kamloops right now that will probably die from starvation, injury, exposu...
Nov 10, 2021
