Category Archives: Column
SOUND OFF: Online bookings now available for pharmacists in B.C.
QUALITY HEALTH CARE IS IMPORTANT to British Columbians and our government is working diligently to take pressure off the health-care system, using as many tools in our toolbox as possible. Pharmacists...
Jul 05, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Decision to do away with letter grades gets a big Fail
MAYBE YOU DISAGREE but I consider myself to be a relatively well-adjusted human being unscarred by the trauma of letter grades in my early years.Back in the day, it wasn't uncommon to receive a C- (an...
Jul 05, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Paying property taxes and getting Homeowner grant should be easier
THIS IS TAX DAY. Not the taxes we pay to the federal and provincial governments, but what we hand over to our municipalities and regional districts to pay for recreation facilities, water and sewer sy...
Jul 04, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: We’re allowed to have fun on Canada Day, fireworks and all
CANADA DAY IS BACK to the way it should be at Riverside Park today - fireworks are returning as part of the celebrations after a lengthy absence.They're more than a spectacular light show above the me...
Jul 01, 2023
COLLINS: Get ready for a huge investment to fight wildfires
EVERY TIME I LOOK INTO THE SKY and see the aging fleet of air tankers taking off and landing at Fulton Field, I wonder how long we can keep those planes in the air. Probably not too long. As climate c...
Jun 30, 2023
SOUND OFF: Rural communities need more recovery and mitigation support
A NUMBER OF RURAL COMMUNITIES IN B.C. have been struggling to recover from recent climate events that have caused incredible damage.Many of them are in the riding of Fraser-Nicola, which borders my ri...
Jun 29, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: How Coun. Karpuk blew it on the Fartgate file
DID YOU HEAR THE ONE about the City councillor who accused the mayor of telling a fart joke at a dinner event? Turns out the councillor blew it.We may as well laugh about Coun. Stephen Karpuk's humili...
Jun 29, 2023
SOUND OFF: Farmer's Market Nutrition Coupon Program
IT'S FARMER'S MARKET season in British Columbia! Not only are farmer's markets an excellent way to spend a morning or afternoon connecting in your community, but they are also wonderful places to buy ...
Jun 28, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Byelection results say very little about state of B.C. politics
LET'S TAKE A BREAK from the usual petty, sourpuss politics at City Hall - which carried on unabated yesterday - and take a look at the provincial scene for a change of pace.The good news is there will...
Jun 28, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: FOI document: ‘What are we trying to achieve by answering questions?’
ONE OF THE MYSTERIES surrounding the joint statement by eight City councillors last March aimed at Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is their refusal to answer questions about some of the details.Certain of th...
Jun 27, 2023
