Category Archives: Column
PETERS: National inquiry must be held in Nova Scotia massacre
THERE WILL BE NO TRIAL of Gabriel Wortman in the Nova Scotia massacre from last weekend.Wortman is dead, and while that fact will not elicit tears from anyone, it does mean the discussion of justice w...
Apr 24, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
CHARBONNEAU: Ventilator treatment for COVID-19 leads to questions of end-of-life
NOW IS THE TIME TO TALK to your friends and family about your prospects of survival should you become deathly ill. But if you're like me, you'd rather not start the conversation.If you are unfortunate...
Apr 23, 2020 Image Credit: Global News File
ROTHENBURGER: In the aftermath of Portapique, we owe a huge debt to our RCMP
KAMLOOPS - IN THE SAD AFTERMATH of the horrible events in Nova Scotia, questions are being raised about the slowness with which RCMP alerted the public about a killer on the loose.The inference is tha...
Apr 23, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
ROTHENBURGER: Council’s budget redo fixes shortfall but offers little tax relief
KAMLOOPS - KAMLOOPS RESIDENTS won't be getting the big tax cut many had likely been hoping for but, all things considered, City council has taken a balanced approach to a very difficult situation. The...
Apr 22, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
ROTHENBURGER: Now is not the time to call for a freeze on minimum-wage hikes
KAMLOOPS - MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES are never popular with businesses. They insist that higher minimum wages make it tougher for them to make a profit and that wage increases end up being passed on to c...
Apr 21, 2020 Image Credit: Occupy.com
GINTA: Celebrate spring with simple but essential offerings — food, smiles and no judgment
ON SATURDAY, our neighbourhood was speckled with yellow all over: bags of food donations for the food bank. To say that the Kamloops community gave generously would be an understatement: 70,000 pounds...
Apr 20, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
ROTHENBURGER: It’s OK to want more details about the Nova Scotia killings
KAMLOOPS - WE NEED TO KNOW MORE about Gabriel Wortman.Not everyone will feel that way. They'll say we shouldn't give so much attention to this man who is alleged to have shot and killed at least 16 pe...
Apr 20, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Bending the curve, looking forward to the altered normal
WE ARE BENDING THE CURVE, Dr. Bonnie Henry told us on Friday.I'm not sure about the subtle difference between that and flattening or planking, but she did also use the word "flattening" at one point. ...
Apr 18, 2020 (Image Credit: Government of B.C)
PETERS: Be careful to which celebrity doctors you give credence
POP QUIZ: what does Dr. Bonnie Henry have in common with Michael Jordan, The Rock and Kanye West?Answer: they all have their own shoes.Noted Vancouver shoe designer John Fluevog introduced the Dr. Hen...
Apr 17, 2020 Phil McGraw (Image Credit: Associated Press)
CHARBONNEAU: Canada could have stopped the virus spread earlier — but at what cost?
THE COMMON GOOD has to outweigh the misguided opinions of a few.Two nations have contrasting approaches to the control of COVID-19. One uses state-control; the other appeals to the individual's sense ...
Apr 16, 2020 Image Credit: Rik Trottier / Dreamstime.com
