Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: It’s coronation time – let’s all take the Oath of Allegiance
THE CORONATION of King Charles III on Saturday morning doesn't have people nearly as excited as they were when his mother was crowned in 1953.I remember that one well as a kid in grade school, where w...
May 04, 2023
SOUND OFF: Supporting the arts and culture sector in Kamloops
ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS are the heartbeats of our communities. From comedic relief to cultural connection to inspirational storytelling, it's critical that we continue to support this sector an...
May 03, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Return to Four Pillars a hopeful sign in battle against addictions
THE FOUR PILLARS are back.Once the centre of a strategy to tackle the drug crisis, the approach has seldom been mentioned in recent years as the emphasis was put on only one of its pillars - harm redu...
May 03, 2023
HUNTER: Mental health is human health
MAY 1-TO-7, 2023 MARKS Mental Health Week in Canada. This year's theme is #mystory, which is aimed at encouraging people to share their mental health experiences because, after all, mental health is p...
May 02, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Like everyone else, police deserve a break every once in a while
POLICE ARE HUMAN TOO. A couple of recent news reports confirm it.In one case, RCMP officers were accused of making insensitive remarks during a call to an overdose at the Merit Place shelter.Apparentl...
May 02, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Why we need to blame ourselves more for the havoc of wildfires
HOW QUICKLY fire season comes around. No sooner has the chilly weather of winter and early spring vacated the premises, than wildfires are upon us and the first evacuation alerts have been issued in r...
May 01, 2023
COLLINS: Remote work discussion clouds PSAC talks
THE STRIKE BY MEMBERS of the Public Service Alliance of Canada is, for the most part, a dispute about money. But there is at least one issue under discussion that I have some concern about - how to de...
Apr 30, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: The power of protest – can Enough is Enough accomplish anything?
-THE PROBLEM WITH PROTESTS is they often don't know what they're about and are unsure of where they're going.Take the "Enough is Enough" rally at the Overlanders plaza in front of City Hall on Thursda...
Apr 29, 2023
PETERS: Every workplace needs a Chad Klassen
THERE ARE SO MANY REALLY GRIM things to talk about this week.It's a second straight week with a scary fire - this one even more devastating than last week's, as it gutted a house in Upper Sahali.At th...
Apr 28, 2023
COLLINS: The Merry-Go-Round of life is spinning rapidly
I THINK IF WE TOOK all the hot air being generated by people discussing solutions to our problems, we would be able to provide heat for the world without having to extract anything more from the earth...
Apr 28, 2023
