Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Loss of Jack Gregson Trail goes beyond the trail itself
KAMLOOPS - THE JACK GREGSON TRAIL will soon be only a memory, with the announcement by CP Rail that it needs the space for track expansion.The trail has always been an unrequited dream. The late Jack ...
Oct 15, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Imagine that – a political debate that was worth watching
KAMLOOPS - THERE WAS A CLEAR WINNER in Tuesday night's B.C. leaders' debate.As usual, all three parties fired off media releases right after it was over claiming victory.According to the BC Liberals, ...
Oct 14, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Excuse us for being skeptical about cancer clinic promises
KAMLOOPS - IF YOU WERE TO VISIT the cancer clinic at Royal Inland Hospital you'd see several patients sitting in the outer room, perhaps having a cookie or reading while they wait.The clinic receives ...
Oct 13, 2020
GINTA: We cannot afford more train tracks and definitely not through the downtown
IT SOUNDS A BIT like an April Fool's joke. CP will add another track through the downtown. Right. Because of course we need more train traffic through the downtown and let's not even talk about trains...
Oct 12, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Following the herd and riding COVID-free on BC Ferries
AS WE SPEAK, I'm on Deck 4 of the MV Coastal Renaissance between Vancouver Island and the Mainland, her 21,000-horsepower diesel engines powering us across the strait at 23 knots. Having scored a spac...
Oct 10, 2020
PETERS: Wilkinson has had a strong campaign, but still hasn't delivered a knockout blow
IT SEEMS STRANGE to already be looking back at the provincial election campaign, but really there are two weeks left - and one week before advanced voting begins.For Andrew Wilkinson, it's been about ...
Oct 09, 2020
CHARBONNEAU: Stop using Inks Lake as a dump
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I drove to Inks Lake for the first time, expecting to have a pleasant picnic lunch by the lake. It's a lovely drive, only one hour south of Kamloops on Lac Le Jeune Road.What I f...
Oct 08, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Why we shouldn’t fear the ‘suicide’ word in obituaries
KAMLOOPS - I WAS RECENTLY ASKED for my opinion on whether or not CFJC Today should publish an obituary as it was submitted, acknowledging that a man took his own life.My answer was that it should. If ...
Oct 08, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: School board discusses way too much behind closed doors
KAMLOOPS - THE KAMLOOPS-THOMPSON school board's view of what should be discussed in secret continues to confound me.To the board's credit, it releases minutes of its in-camera meetings in a timely man...
Oct 07, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Car 40 program should be funded across the province
KAMLOOPS - IT WAS PROBABLY INEVITABLE - and it's certainly appropriate - that Car 40 should come up as a local election issue.What's missing, though, is a plan for comprehensive provincial coverage of...
Oct 06, 2020
