Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: We shouldn’t have to pay for civic politicians to give us FOI records
IT'S NOT EASY getting information out of City Hall. Nor is it fast, or cheap.That is, if you're applying for access to records under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.One of the...
Apr 08, 2023
COLLINS: TRU in the news — for better or worse
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY IS PRETTY SMALL POTATOES in size compared to places like UBC, University of Alberta and the University of Toronto. But we certainly have made our share of the news lately.Fr...
Apr 07, 2023
SOUND OFF: Healthcare crisis continues in the Cariboo
EVERY DAY, HEALTHCARE WORKERS ACROSS B.C. get up and go to work, knowing it's going to be a challenging day. Faced with understaffed clinics and hospitals, thousands of patients who don't have access ...
Apr 06, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: We rescued 15 dogs; now let’s save millions of test animals
THE CASE OF THE DOGS seized from a Clearwater breeder in January continues to be in the news as their progress is reported.SPCA officials said they were some of the most emaciated dogs they'd ever see...
Apr 06, 2023
SOUND OFF: Kamloops councillors should back up Hamer-Jackson allegations or resign
BACK IN DECEMBER (Sound Off, December 28), I questioned the actions taken, and statements made, by the City of Kamloops' CAO David Trawin, its lawyer Denise McCabe and its eight city councillors. Coll...
Apr 05, 2023
SOUND OFF: Cracking down on those who profit from crime
TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE RECRUITED into organized crime with dreams of exotic cars, opulent homes and a glamourous lifestyle. That's why our government is taking steps to remove the incentive to commit cri...
Apr 05, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Little to complain about in redrawing of Kamloops riding boundaries
WHEN THE FEDERAL electoral boundaries commission released its proposal for realigning the Kamloops ridings, we were astonished - it didn't make sense.Well, the B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission has...
Apr 05, 2023
HUNTER: Neighbourhood associations could have a stronger voice than any committee
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION about public involvement in city issues and the ability of the public to have a voice or say in many important issues.What seems to be missing from some of this discus...
Apr 04, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: If you think our system is messed up, look to the south of us
WHENEVER WE THINK our political system, and the politicians in it, are totally messed up, remember it could be worse.Whenever we think our justice system is failing us, compare it to what happens else...
Apr 04, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: New rules around drinking at hockey games shouldn’t be a surprise
ERRANT HOCKEY FANS have received what, in essence, they asked for - a no re-entry rule at Sandman Centre.The new rule, along with a couple of others, went into effect just in time for the playoffs and...
Apr 03, 2023
