Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: What the mayor’s lawsuit means to the functioning of City Hall
HOW CAN CITY COUNCIL possibly continue to function in the wake of not one, but two new developments this week involving Mayor Reid-Hamer Jackson's rocky relationship with councillors?That's the questi...
Jun 17, 2023
PETERS: Hamer-Jackson's lawsuit the latest sad chapter in the saga at Kamloops city hall
THE STATE OF KAMLOOPS COUNCIL just went from fraught to sad - or maybe vice versa. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is suing Councillor Katie Neustaeter for defamation. Hamer-Jackson says Neustaeter's stateme...
Jun 16, 2023
COLLINS: How does Donald do it?
AGAIN THIS WEEK, Donald Trump defies the facts and spins the lies, and still manages to keep his supporters in line and keeps his popularity among the extreme right wing. Trump created headlines Tuesd...
Jun 16, 2023
SOUND OFF: Shuswap health care not a priority for the NDP
AFTER YEARS OF DOCTORS, nurses, patients and the Official Opposition raising alarm bells about the state of health care in British Columbia, Health Minister Adrian Dix has finally decided it's time fo...
Jun 15, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Caputo’s email fracas with Lametti is much ado about nothing
THICK SKINS are a prerequisite for politicians but sometimes they're in surprisingly short supply.Monday and Tuesday, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo, a Conservative, got into a public dust-...
Jun 15, 2023
SOUND OFF: Celebration and solidarity this Pride Month
ALTHOUGH PRIDE PARADES AND FESTIVALS take place all summer across B.C., June is celebrated as Pride Month in Canada and in many places around the world.This month is not only a time to celebrate the a...
Jun 14, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: No opportunity to kick some sand gets past City council
THERE'S NO SANDBOX big enough for the Kamloops mayor and councillors to play in at the same time. They can't even get through a routine meeting without kicking sand in each other's faces.Tuesday's mee...
Jun 14, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Keeping a driver’s licence should be based on ability, not age
DID YOU HEAR the one about the 86-year-old driver who took the government to court for having his driver's licence taken away?He was made to take a road test and failed it miserably. On multiple occas...
Jun 13, 2023
COLLINS: Pride Month is a necessary event to show how intolerant we are
THIS IS PRIDE MONTH. Supposedly a time to mark progress in the battle to give members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community a road to a safer, caring and more inclusive lifestyle, in a world that has become more...
Jun 11, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: 15-Minute Cities and the alleged grand plan to 'control the masses'
IT SEEMED LIKE such a good idea - a more walkable city, neighbourhoods with amenities close by, reductions in the use of fossil fuels. In the minds of some, though, it's all a master plan to take away...
Jun 10, 2023
