Category Archives: Column
COLLINS: We are not alone
USUALLY, THAT PHRASE IS USED to refer to the belief that we are not alone among the galaxy and stars, that there are other life forms we know nothing about. It's a subject that has been speculated upo...
Apr 02, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Banning drug use in parks is a great idea, but it will probably fail
- WOULDN'T IT BE NICE if we could go for a walk in Riverside Park, or relax in Pioneer Park, without having to put up with people doing drugs?Under the new decriminalization law adopted by the provinc...
Apr 01, 2023
PETERS: On cancer centre, NDP stringing Kamloops along like Lucy with the football
AT THIS POINT, the NDP government dangling a cancer care centre over Kamloops has become like a demeaning joke.It's the driver hitting the gas just as the passenger is about to open the door. It's rem...
Mar 31, 2023
COLLINS: We need to find another money tree
THE ANSWER TO everything is "We need a new money tree." All of our problems would go away if we just had more money. We would solve the opioid crisis, the homeless situation, the doctor and nurse shor...
Mar 31, 2023
SOUND OFF: Kamloopsians deserve answers on progress of cancer centre
MANY KAMLOOPSIANS WILL REMEMBER that the NDP government of the 1990s promised a cancer centre to serve Kamloops and the Thompson Valleys, then broke that promise and opened one in Kelowna instead. I c...
Mar 30, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Could the government please stop sending us cheques?
ONE THING IS CERTAIN about federal budgets - there's never enough money to go around.Either too much money is being spent, or not enough.When Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented her budget Tu...
Mar 30, 2023
SOUND OFF: Improving cell coverage on our rural highways
WE ALL WANT OUR LOVED ONES to get where they're going and come home again safely.Anyone who has spent time in rural and remote parts of the province knows that having reliable cell service isn't alway...
Mar 29, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: City's share of Memorial Cup 'platform' is a $100,000 gift from taxpayers
THE MEMORIAL CUP will bring a lot of people to the Tournament Capital. They'll spend money here. Hockey fans, especially Blazers fans, will have a great time. It will be quite the party.But then there...
Mar 29, 2023
HUNTER: Helping everyone enjoy some sunshine in city parks
WALKING THROUGH RIVERSIDE PARK THIS WEEKEND, signs of spring were everywhere. I walk Rivers Trail frequently and this weekend the trail and park sprang to life with activity.Pickleball, tennis, bicycl...
Mar 28, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Shortage of veterinarians at all levels must be addressed
THE ANNOUNCEMENT late last week on provincial government subsidies for the education of those wanting to become veterinarians is good news for the agricultural industry but doesn't look like it will d...
Mar 28, 2023
