Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Who was the best Kamloops Member of Parliament ever?
NOW THAT CATHY McLEOD has announced she won't run in the next federal election, the pundits are busy speculating about who might chase after the Conservative nomination. Every current or past local po...
Feb 06, 2021
CHARBONNEAU: Revenge of social media traders shakes Wall Street
USERS OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA FORUM REDDIT organized last Wednesday to save the game retailer GameStop from being driven into bankruptcy by hedge fund managers.Wealthy hedge funds targeted GameStop in a t...
Feb 04, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Excess idling, Chapter Two – a tough way to learn the lesson
KAMLOOPS - EACH WEEK, LOCAL RCMP send out a news release with some short notes about things police encountered the previous weekend. Yesterday brought another one of those roundups, which included thr...
Feb 04, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Auto insurance rebates will bring us closer to affordability
KAMLOOPS - I WAS BETTING on a $101 rebate on my auto insurance - it just seemed like the kind of thing politicians might do - but Premier John Horgan fooled me, announcing rebates yesterday averaging ...
Feb 03, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Time for Horgan to give us specifics on the new cancer centre
KAMLOOPS - IT'S NOT TOO SOON to start pushing Premier John Horgan on his plans for a cancer centre in Kamloops.He made the promise to counter one made by the BC Liberals during last fall's provincial ...
Feb 02, 2021
GINTA: With cases growing, we need to change our strategy
IF YOU HAVE KIDS, you've likely been through a case or two of ,'are we there yet?' and like all parents who are presented with the question, you probably answered, 'almost there,' knowing that it'll b...
Feb 01, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: New travel restrictions late coming, but welcome anyway
KAMLOOPS - CANADA PASSED A GRIM MILESTONE on Sunday. More than 20,000 Canadians have now died from COVID-19.That sobering number might make people feel a little better about the newest travel restrict...
Feb 01, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Let’s not point fingers at those on the COVID front lines
LET'S TAKE INVENTORY on COVID-19 in Kamloops. The picture isn't pretty.The big topic of pandemic conversation right now is Royal Inland Hospital, where at least 70 cases have been identified, 46 of th...
Jan 30, 2021
PETERS: Bell's mental health marketing campaign all about the bottom line
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH TALK this week, and that 's great.Personally, I have nothing but respect for those who share their own experiences in mental health, and I'm always open to talking ...
Jan 29, 2021
CHARBONNEAU: Lessons learned from the pandemic about health care
WHEN WE PULL TOGETHER, we can quickly achieve results that have escaped us in the past. Some liken to being at war but I prefer to compare the pandemic response to what happened when we created univer...
Jan 28, 2021
