Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: PAC report and $120-million estimate will raise eyebrows
LET'S UPDATE the ever-changing arithmetic for the performing arts centre.The latest number to keep in mind is $120 million - that's the preliminary estimate contained in a report to City council's Bui...
Jan 22, 2024
COLLINS: More empty promises for help down the drain
HOW QUICKLY THINGS CHANGE. Not too long ago, I wrote that help for Ukraine would last until something bigger came along in the news cycle. This, in the midst of Ukraine's heroic battle to hold off the...
Jan 21, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: Why Coun. Nancy Bepple’s motion on Gaza is suddenly a non-starter
SO THE BEPPLE MOTION on Gaza is dead, gone in the fog of war. The councillor will formally withdraw her notice of motion at Kamloops City council's regular meeting Tuesday.Her intention was to join th...
Jan 20, 2024
PETERS: A few unprofessional, unprepared drivers are ruining the good reputation of the trucking industry
YET ANOTHER TRUCK with an overheight load hit some infrastructure in B.C. this week.On Monday, a truck carrying a helicopter fuselage hit an overpass in Burnaby.The company's license was suspended, fo...
Jan 19, 2024
COLLINS: Eby goes to secret 'money tree' for hydro funding
PREMIER DAVID EBY CONTINUED to prepare for the October 19 provincial election Wednesday (Jan. 17) by announcing a multi-billion-dollar plan to increase our power grid to prepare for the future. First ...
Jan 19, 2024
SOUND OFF: Let's return prosperity to B.C.'s resource sector
B.C. HAS ALWAYS BEEN A RESOURCE-RICH PROVINCE. We are blessed with an abundance of natural resources, in the form of timber, minerals, agricultural land, and so much more. Government has a responsibil...
Jan 18, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: Proposed changes at First and Lansdowne fix one problem, create others
THE CITY WANTS INPUT on proposed changes to the intersection at First Avenue and Lansdowne Street, so I've got some.The transportation department says traffic sometimes queues back onto Lorne Street a...
Jan 18, 2024
SOUND OFF: Expanding at-home screening for cervical cancer
BRITISH COLUMBIA HAS BEEN A LEADER around the world in cervical cancer prevention for nearly 70 years, and working towards eliminating cervical cancer is a part of our government's 10-year cancer plan...
Jan 17, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: The man who thinks he’s a god is our biggest worry for 2024
OF ALL THE WORRIES for 2024, there's one that makes the others pale in comparison - the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House.If you've been thinking it couldn't possibly happen, think...
Jan 17, 2024
SOUND OFF: Celebrating Black History in Kamloops
AROUND THE WORLD, the month of February is widely recognized as a time for celebrating Black history. Communities all across the globe pay tribute to Black and African culture through a multitude of w...
Jan 16, 2024
