Category Archives: Column
SOUND OFF: Be kind, be calm, be safe — be last
Currently in British Columbia, about half of the unvaccinated population is under 12 years of age.On Oct. 1, after weeks of pressure from parents and teachers, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Hen...
Oct 08, 2021
SOUND OFF: NDP 'blame game' is getting stale
THE FALL SITTING OF THE LEGISLATURE brings another opportunity for the Official Opposition to ask tough questions of government and get the answers British Columbians are seeking. It also presents an ...
Oct 07, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Mandatory vaccinations the next step for schools
KAMLOOPS - THIS IS HOW RIDICULOUS the fight against COVID in our schools has been. I was recently listening to one of those political discussions on the radio when one of the rightwing panelists lamen...
Oct 07, 2021
SOUND OFF: For COVID-19 spread, schools mirror our communities
ON OCTOBER 1, 2021, BC's Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry stated that there has been a more steady rise in COVID-19 cases, clusters and outbreaks in communities where vaccination rates are ...
Oct 06, 2021
SOUND OFF: Using data to tackle systemic racism
SYSTEMIC RACISM EXISTS IN OUR PROVINCE, including in government programs. This is not something that is up for debate. As a government, we have a moral and ethical responsibility to tackle it.Every da...
Oct 06, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: What we learned about ourselves in the Great Facebook Crash
KAMLOOPS - WHEN FACEBOOK WENT DOWN we all did our best to get through it. We even tried to laugh.My favourite came from Kamloops school trustee and law professor John O'Fee, who posted when it was all...
Oct 06, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Time to start spreading social housing to different parts of the city
KAMLOOPS - THERE'S GOOD NEWS and maybe bad news in the City's purchase of the Northbridge Hotel, formerly the Village and now commonly known as the Duchess for its bar.The old hotel has seen better da...
Oct 05, 2021
SOUND OFF: Providing affordable housing for students requires a community solution
AS WE SAW DURING THE RECENT FEDERAL ELECTION, housing has become an issue of concern for citizens across Canada. People From Nova Scotia to British Columbia have raised concerns about a shortage of af...
Oct 04, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Yet another apology from Justin Trudeau; they’re becoming tedious
KAMLOOPS - SO PRIME MINISTER Justin Trudeau has apologized to Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Chief Rosanne Casimir for not showing up here on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.Exactly what he said...
Oct 04, 2021
PETERS: Instead of honouring Indigenous children, the prime minister flew right on by
MAYBE YOU DIDN'T AND DON'T want Justin Trudeau to come to Kamloops. That's fair. There are plenty of reasons residents would want him to stay away. But the Tk'emlups te Secwepemec wanted him to come. ...
Oct 01, 2021
