Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Once again, Justin Trudeau shows terrible judgment
KAMLOOPS - TO LISTEN TO THE CONSERVATIVES, the WE charity controversy is a clear indication Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is corrupt or, at the least, has committed a serious conflict of interest. To ...
Jul 13, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Answering the challenge to see into the North Shore’s future
IS THE NORTH SHORE a neighbourhood or a community? I say the latter - in fact it's a whole bunch of neighbourhoods put together - but whichever it is, it's up for review.City Hall is looking at the fu...
Jul 11, 2020
PETERS: Don't wait too long to revive the performing arts centre proposal
IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT GOT YOU THROUGH the worst depths of the pandemic isolation, you will probably land on some form of performing arts.Maybe you leaned heavily on television or Netflix or another ...
Jul 10, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: ‘Ban the deed, not the breed’ approach isn’t good enough
KAMLOOPS - I WASN'T GOING TO jump into the pitbull debate because, well, I've written about these dogs for quite a few years now and attacks keep happening.Many communities severely restrict pit bulls...
Jul 09, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Assault on 71-year-old security guard deserves extra punishment
KAMLOOPS - MEDIA HAVE A BAD HABIT of stereotyping older folks as helpless; others have an equally bad habit of stereotyping them as irrelevant.Anybody over the age of 59 is, in the eyes of reporters w...
Jul 08, 2020
GINTA: No matter the breed, dog attacks are inexcusable
THE DEADLY DOG ATTACK that happened in Brocklehurst last week was by far the most commented-on news story in a long time. A witness said the victim had a seizure, which allegedly triggered an attack f...
Jul 07, 2020
ROTHENBURGER – Airlines return to cattle-pen bookings as pandemic rages
KAMLOOPS - THERE'S A BRILLIANT pre-pandemic WestJet TV commercial that involves cattle trying to get on their flight to the lyrics of the rock song "How does it feel, to treat me like you do?" The mes...
Jul 07, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Time to use a stick to ensure connectivity for all Canadians
KAMLOOPS - THERE'S A MAJOR SCHISM between urban and rural areas when it comes to the level of services they receive. This has been driven home to me more than ever during the pandemic.We all know abou...
Jul 06, 2020
PETERS: Will the pandemic cause us to rethink how we care for our seniors?
AS WE GET OLDER, our worlds tend to get smaller.By the time we are elderly and perhaps living in seniors apartments or a longterm care facility, our worlds can be infinitesimally small.While we focus ...
Jul 03, 2020
CHARBONNEAU: Should B.C. bubble up with neighbours?
CANADA'S FOUR ATLANTIC PROVINCES have agreed to open their borders to each other on July 3, creating a regional pandemic bubble. What are the opportunities for B.C.? The Atlantic bubble means that tra...
Jul 02, 2020
