Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: A surprise piece of mail reopens the debate on mayor’s conduct
THINGS SOMETIMES arrive in unexpected ways. Take the Integrity Group report on an investigation into Mayor Reid-Hamer Jackson's conduct at City Hall, for example. The investigation, triggered by a sho...
Apr 06, 2024
COLLINS: Council meeting Tuesday could be tumultuous — or not
IF THE CITY WAS SMART, it would book Sandman Centre for next Tuesday's council meeting and sell tickets. We could make a lot of money to pay back the money we've spent on the infighting at city hall. ...
Apr 05, 2024
SOUND OFF: NDP endorses drug use in our hospitals in leaked memo
RECENTLY, WE UNCOVERED A SHOCKING MEMO sent to nurses that permits the use of drugs and weapons in hospital rooms.The entire memo is outrageous - under the NDP, illicit drug use and even drug traffick...
Apr 04, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: Tax exemptions for developers won’t solve the housing crunch
DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES don't make for exciting reading. In fact, a lot of people probably don't even know what they are, but they go to the root of a very important question: how much should residen...
Apr 04, 2024
SOUND OFF: Connecting communities through active transportation
EVERY DAY, more and more people are choosing cycling, running and walking for daily travel instead of driving a car. This also gives people opportunities to enjoy nature, get active and be an importan...
Apr 03, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: Please, let’s allow the Byron McCorkell episode to go away now
THE BYRON McCORKELL affair is over. Let it stay that way.Acting CAO McCorkell was suspended from his job, then he was re-instated. Let it end there.Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, at first quoted as saying ...
Apr 03, 2024
SOUND OFF: Culinary kinship — the crucial role of community for food entrepreneurs
IF YOU'VE EVER EMBARKED ON an entrepreneurial journey of any kind, you may have experienced some feelings of loneliness along the way - especially if you're operating solo, it's common to feel isolate...
Apr 02, 2024
SOUND OFF: Carbon tax incentivizes us all to reduce emissions
AS CANADIANS BRACE for the carbon tax hike planned on April 1, seven of Canada's ten provincial premiers have urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reverse the decision. Most recently, the B.C. direc...
Apr 01, 2024
COLLINS: Anyone expecting positive news from Henry Braun's report?
IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, Henry Braun will be presenting a report to the province in his efforts to ease the tensions around the Kamloops council table. Most of you will likely say, "Henry who?"Henry Bra...
Mar 31, 2024
ROTHENBURGER – Why I won’t be joining any convoys to protest the carbon tax
THE CARBON TAX hasn't changed my life. I don't drive less because of it.Yet, I support this tax because I'm an environmentalist at heart and worry about climate change, and the experts say the carbon ...
Mar 30, 2024
