Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Appointment of referee for council must be Job One in 2024
WE COULD USE some good news this year, considering that 2023 was, basically, crap cakes.For 2024 to be better, though, there's a lot of baggage that needs to be cleaned up. First on the list is this b...
Jan 06, 2024
SOUND OFF: British Columbians deserve a government that will fix pressing challenges
A NEW YEAR always brings with it the opportunity to pause and reflect, both on the year that has passed, as well as everything you hope to achieve in the coming year. Whether you embrace the tradition...
Jan 05, 2024
COLLINS: Kamloops councillors need to do better this year
AFTER 14 MONTHS IN OFFICE, I thought it would be worthwhile to rank Kamloops councillors as to how I think they are doing. I talked to some people I trust, tempered some of my own opinions - but in a ...
Jan 05, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: Ruling against drugs-in-parks ban collides with public opinion
A B.C. SUPREME COURT decision against prohibiting the consumption of illicit drugs in parks, beaches and sports fields, and near business entrances and bus stops has surprised and disappointed a lot o...
Jan 04, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: The answer to the death toll on the Yellowhead remains the same
A PAIR OF ACCIDENTS on the Yellowhead Highway last week had the mayors of Barriere and Clearwater sounding off again about the need for major upgrades to the stretch between Kamloops and Jasper.They c...
Jan 03, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: Carbon tax needs more understanding and less grandstanding
A CARBON TAX STORY by the Canadian Press yesterday provided an excellent analysis of the issue. The thrust of the story was that it will remain a political hot potato in the new year.It didn't mention...
Jan 02, 2024
COLLINS: Not many resolutions for 2024
I NEVER MAKE TOO MANY RESOLUTIONS at New Year's. Most of them in the past have had to do with losing weight so I can get my health back. They have never come true and I don't really make them anymore....
Dec 31, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Announcing the Armchair Mayor Bad News Awards for 2023
IT'S AWARDS SEASON. We've already had the People's Choice Awards, the Hollywood Film Awards, and the New York Film Critics awards. Coming up are the Golden Globes, Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and th...
Dec 30, 2023
PETERS: We have to assume Peter Fassbender's dismissal was just another partisan game
PETER FASSBENDER'S DISMISSAL as the municipal adviser to Kamloops mayor and council seemed to catch everyone by surprise, including Fassbender himself.There's only one plausible reason Fassbender was ...
Dec 29, 2023
COLLINS: It's a no-brainer — Pierre, Justin or Charles?
I WAS THINKING THIS WEEK about the monarchy. What is its future - in Canada and other Commonwealth countries?I firmly believe that the monarchy can continue to play a role in our country - a stabilizi...
Dec 29, 2023
