Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Getting the vaccination card is easy; the hard part comes later
KAMLOOPS - THERE WILL BE NO SHORTAGE of people signing up for their B.C. COVID-19 vaccination cards, working their way through the application process.After a soft launch of online applications Tuesda...
Sep 08, 2021
PETERS: RIH demonstrators lost sight of how COVID-19 is impacting the entire healthcare system
THE RECENT EXPERIENCE a friend of mine had at Royal Inland Hospital illustrates well why healthcare professionals were so frustrated at this week's protest.Coincidentally, my friend works for Interior...
Sep 03, 2021
SOUND OFF: NDP have not given British Columbians enough details on 'back to school' plan
'BACK TO SCHOOL' carried with it a whole new set of anxieties for students, parents and teachers last year, as we did our best to get kids back in the classroom in the midst of a global pandemic. Whil...
Sep 02, 2021
SOUND OFF: Rothenburger's column ignores good work being done on the North Shore
ONCE AGAIN, a person of influence has, intentionally or not, diminished the good work that our community on the North Shore is undertaking. I honestly don't think its intentional; I think there is a s...
Sep 02, 2021
SOUND OFF: Cultural diversity in the workplace — why is it so beneficial for business in Kamloops?
COMPANIES THAT EMBRACE DIVERSITY are 35% more likely to show profitable returns than their competitors. In Kamloops, people are quick to say variety is the spice of life; however, there are still some...
Sep 01, 2021
SOUND OFF: Kids 12 and under can get on board with free transit
A NEW SCHOOL YEAR means many families will be spending money on new clothes, new shoes, backpacks and school supplies. But this year, back-to-school season will be more affordable for many B.C. famili...
Sep 01, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Tranquille corridor upgrade a good idea but it won’t solve social issues
KAMLOOPS - ANOTHER TRANQUILLE ROAD store has been broken into, its front door smashed open.Coincidentally, City council discussed a plan yesterday for an upgrade to the Tranquille Road shopping corrid...
Sep 01, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Dreaded words from politicians — ‘let me be perfectly clear’
KAMLOOPS - WHENEVER WE HEAR the words 'Let me be perfectly clear' escape from the mouths of politicians, we've come to know that chances are what comes next will be neither clear nor perfect.NDP leade...
Aug 30, 2021
PETERS: On the Royal Inland nursing shortage, IH is lying in the bed it has made
NURSES AND SUPPORT STAFF at Royal Inland Hospital - the ones who are left - are scared.They're scared they are going to get COVID-19 - and they might.They're scared they are going to burn out - and th...
Aug 27, 2021
SOUND OFF: John Horgan and the NDP turn their backs on health care in Kamloops
I THINK MOST OF US IN KAMLOOPS feel like we're at our limit. Between an intense fire season that has devastated communities, thick smoke blanketing the air and a pandemic that never seems to end, we'r...
Aug 26, 2021
