Category Archives: Column
GINTA: Why we need to reconsider pet ownership
SNAKES NEAR PLAYGROUNDS, dead dogs on airplanes, horrendous puppy mills, exotic pets that should never be owned by anyone other than Mother Nature - welcome to the dark side of pet ownership. The late...
Jun 29, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: For one day, Canada Day, can’t we all just have fun?
CANADA DAY WILL BE very different this year, but that's stating the obvious.No art in the park, no multi-cultural food fair, no beer garden, no speeches or oath of allegiance, thanks to COVID-19. We'l...
Jun 27, 2020
PETERS: Tourism Kamloops trading visitor centre for Jeep a real head-scratcher
TOURISM KAMLOOPS has done a lot of great marketing for this city over the years, but a decision it made this week should raise some serious concerns from the local tourist-dependant sector.The visitor...
Jun 26, 2020
CHARBONNEAU: Money spent on public transit could be better spent elsewhere
KAMLOOPS - Money spent on public transit could be better spent elsewhereEquality, not density is responsible for the spread of COVID-19 says UBC Professor of Architecture Patrick Condon."The issue of ...
Jun 26, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Police wellness checks have habit of leaving people less well
KAMLOOPS - JUST WHEN ONE POLICE CONTROVERSY seems to be quieting down, a new one comes up.Charges against Chief Allan Adam were dropped yesterday. That's the one in which a 12-minute dash cam video sh...
Jun 25, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Maybe working from home should become permanent for Legislature
KAMLOOPS - THE B.C. LEGISLATURE went back to work Monday, albeit in somewhat truncated form, with some members being present in Victoria and others joining in from their homes.Other than one interrupt...
Jun 23, 2020
GINTA: We need to eliminate the stigma and punish the dealers
A PARENT'S WORST NIGHTMARE is without a doubt the death of their child. More so when the death was preventable. My eldest mentioned on Friday a teenager in Kamloops had suffered a fatal overdose and l...
Jun 22, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Mayor’s task force on the economy needs to invite the public
KAMLOOPS - A TASK FORCE ON THE ECONOMY is a good idea but Mayor Ken Christian is missing a big opportunity to build community and benefit from collective brain storming. His task force, aimed at getti...
Jun 22, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Where should the City put its money when it comes to how we get around?
LET'S TALK, as the City of Kamloops likes to say. Specifically, let's talk about transportation priorities, and then you can tell me if you think City council is being consistent and strategic in its ...
Jun 20, 2020
PETERS: Urgent need for leadership, action at Stump Lake
THE BOAT LAUNCHES ARE OPENING UP up Friday (June 19).And with that, the flood threat was nearly over.The above normal snowpack we received last winter came down about as perfectly as we could have hop...
Jun 19, 2020
