Category Archives: Column
GINTA: A story of heartbreak and hope – My time with Jessie
THE FIRST QUESTION I HEAR every time I walk into his room is, "What are we going to do today?" My answer is almost always the same; "We can read some, or do rhymes, but first I want you to tell me my ...
Nov 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
ROTHENBURGER: Another dangerous pedestrian zone on McGill Road needs action
KAMLOOPS - THE DEATH OF A TRU EMPLOYEE when she was hit by a truck in a crosswalk near the university raised the issue of what can be done about the pedestrian death toll.Tragically, there have been f...
Nov 25, 2019 Image Credit: Mel Rothenburger
ROTHENBURGER: Say a prayer for our politicians, as long as it’s the right kind
WHEN THE B.C. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY resumes sitting Monday morning, one of its members will recite a prayer, as usual. Some people don't like those prayers. They don't think we should mix religion with...
Nov 23, 2019 Image Credit: B.C. Legislature
PETERS: Trudeau's new cabinet is bloated and confusing
JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S NEW CABINET, named this week, is a head-scratcher.Forming a cabinet in Canada is becoming less and less about matching the most talented people with jobs in which they can excel to th...
Nov 22, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
CHARBONNEAU: Five nations, one Arctic
CANADA, THE U.S., RUSSIA, DENMARK AND NORWAY lay claim to parts of the Arctic. It's not a trivial matter; 30 per cent of the world's gas reserves, 13 per cent of oil reserves, as well as iron and rare...
Nov 21, 2019 Image Credit: Anthony Hathaway / Dreamstime.com
ROTHENBURGER: Installing seatbelts in school buses is long overdue
KAMLOOPS - AT LONG LAST, seatbelts on school buses may be getting close to reality.The B.C. Liberals have introduced a private member's bill that all school buses built in 2021 or later be equipped wi...
Nov 21, 2019 Image Credit: Mel Rothenburger
ROTHENBURGER: With referendum date set, will Kamloopsians share the vision?
KAMLOOPS - THE VISION FOR A PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE is about to be put to the test again.Kamloops voters will go to the polls on Saturday, April 4.The question will be, "Are you in favour of the City o...
Nov 20, 2019 Contributed
ROTHENBURGER: Cry babies who talk about splitting up the country should just shut up
KAMLOOPS - I'M SICK OF HEARING from the cry babies on the other side of the Rockies who want to bust up our country.At a rally in Calgary last weekend, Wexit leader Peter Downing declared plans to run...
Nov 19, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
GINTA: If it’s about protecting kids from substance harm, let’s go all the way
MANY ARE WELCOMING the proposed new measures on vaping products. Others are resenting the tax hike - money grab, they say - and the reduced nicotine content might just drive them back to smoking, they...
Nov 18, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
ROTHENBURGER: Something’s got to be done about vehicle-pedestrian fatalities
KAMLOOPS - ONE WONDERS WHETHER people will ever learn about safety in crosswalks.A 54-year-old woman was hit and killed by a truck at the intersection of McGill Road and University Way on Friday night...
Nov 18, 2019 Image Credit: Twitter: @cruel_2_be_kind
