Category Archives: Column
COLLINS: I can't believe I'm agreeing with The Donald
I MUST BE CAUGHT UP in a transformation of some sort. Fitting weekend for that to happen, I suppose.I don't agree with Donald Trump about anything. His thoughts are almost totally out of sync with rea...
Mar 29, 2024
SOUND OFF: NDP carbon tax hike adding to British Columbians' financial burdens
WITH DAVID EBY STILL PLANNING to increase B.C.'s carbon tax on April 1, our BC United Caucus continues to call on the NDP to halt the hike. British Columbians are facing an affordability crisis with t...
Mar 28, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: Outcome of suspension should have been easy to predict
THE LATEST BIT of turmoil at City Hall was always bound to end badly. When Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson suspended acting CAO Byron McCorkell on Tuesday, it kick-started a chain of events that has become a...
Mar 28, 2024
SOUND OFF: Protecting our communities from flooding
THE DEVASTATING FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES in November 2021 were incredibly challenging and frightening for people, especially throughout the Fraser Valley. We have learned a lot about flood mitigation and...
Mar 27, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: TRU’s claims about commitment to transparency aren’t convincing
A LITTLE MORE than a year ago, TRU was in the midst of a major controversy over allegations made against two of its senior administrators. It was big news. Dozens of claims of bullying, sexual harassm...
Mar 27, 2024
COLLINS: Why spend money on things that won't be used
ALL OF US WANT TO FEEL SAFE and secure in our lives. We want to have a decent place to live. We would like to feel like we can leave our home safely for a couple of days without fear of it being broke...
Mar 24, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: Mayor would run again tomorrow despite ‘tight cuffs’
I'LL BET YOU THOUGHT last Sunday was a celebration of the Irish missionary St. Patrick, a time to wear something green and drink green-coloured beer.Well, that, too, but more importantly it was the an...
Mar 23, 2024
COLLINS: The dangers of neglecting women and LGBTQ2S+ members of society
WHILE THERE ARE INCREASING CONCERNS about a rise in anti-Semitism and general hatred and violence, gender-related issues are of the most concern to me. Women have faced erosion of their basic rights i...
Mar 22, 2024
SOUND OFF: NDP and Eby's carbon tax increase will only make affordability issues worse
DESPITE A MAJOR AFFORDABILITY CRISIS currently gripping British Columbia, the NDP government is proceeding with their planned 23 percent carbon tax increase on April 1. It's the latest in a string of ...
Mar 21, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: Why we should keep calling our mayors ‘Your Worship’
I READ AN ARTICLE the other day in which Mayor Reid-Hamer Jackson says the honorific "Your Worship" has lost some of its meaning and he's OK with plain "Reid." Unless those who address him with "Your ...
Mar 21, 2024
