Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Facebook’s refusal to pause its war on Canada during wildfires is callous
A FORMER CONSERVATIVE POLITICIAN responded to a comment I made on Facebook a few days ago. In posting about a column I'd written, I said that since Facebook was waging war on Canada, I would be unable...
Aug 23, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Early praise for firefighting efforts often turns to criticism
THE EARLY DAYS of a wildfire crisis always bring praise and gratitude for the people who put themselves in harm's way saving lives, land and property.They are our annual heroes. But, within a few days...
Aug 22, 2023
COLLINS: Tiff says higher interest rates are working. Tiff is wrong
IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem told an audience in Quebec that the bank's policy of hiking interest rates was working, that we would likely be able to meet the 2 per ce...
Aug 20, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: With all that water flowing by, do we really need drought restrictions?
IT'S THE FISH. That's the answer if you've been skeptical about the value of water bans during the drought.We can be forgiven for asking about it - the rivers are certainly low but they don't look lik...
Aug 19, 2023
PETERS: Noble Creek Irrigation System situation a hot potato no one wants to hold
THE NOBLE CREEK IRRIGATION SYSTEM SITUATION has ballooned into one of the most confounding conundrums the City of Kamloops has faced in decades.It should never have come to this point.The irrigation s...
Aug 18, 2023
COLLINS: Shortage of health care workers won’t be solved quickly
I THINK WE'RE ALL AWARE that our healthcare system is broken. Don't expect it to improve any time soon. Virtually every category of workers in the system is short of people. While it may seem undemocr...
Aug 18, 2023
SOUND OFF: NDP's lack of action fails renters across British Columbia
DESPITE DAVID EBY AND THE NDP's many promises over the years to protect renters and provide them with some financial relief, those promises represent yet another example of 'all talk and no action' as...
Aug 17, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Kamloops City Council finds a new way to stifle the public
IF NOTHING ELSE, Kamloops City council is very skilled at coming up with new ways to stifle the public. It's also excellent at doing what administration tells it to do.The newest example is an about-f...
Aug 17, 2023
SOUND OFF: Pharmacists helping British Columbians
MEETING THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS of people in B.C. is one of the highest priorities of our government right now. We're working hard to open and upgrade hospitals and clinics, and recruit and retain primar...
Aug 16, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Noble Creek farmers at least got City council to listen to them
MOTHER NATURE made them do it. And the provincial government.Boiling down some six hours of debate and discussion yesterday, that's the gist of Kamloops City council's defence of the mess surrounding ...
Aug 16, 2023
