Category Archives: Column
HUNTER: The future of governance starts today
AT A RECENT THOMPSON-NICOLA REGIONAL DISTRICT (TNRD) meeting, Director Bill Sarai raised the idea of forming a youth board of directors similar to the Junior Council established by the city of Kamloop...
Mar 14, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: At last, it might get tougher for the bad guys to stay out of jail
AT LONG LAST, something might be done about the bail system that has created havoc in cities and towns across the country.Meeting with provincial ministers, federal Justice Minister David Lametti agre...
Mar 14, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Maybe Thompson-Nicola should exit DST all on its own
SO, COMING TO YOU an hour sooner than last week.Yep, we're into Daylight Saving Time again. Was the change really all that tough?Each and every year, the whiners and complainers emerge to sing the blu...
Mar 13, 2023
COLLINS: Hate crimes, bullying will not go away quickly
A 500-PAGE REPORT THIS WEEK by Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender is a document designed as a pathway to reducing hate-related crime. The report, entitled From Hate to Hope, is a litany of crim...
Mar 12, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Dr. Armchair has a surefire cure for chronic councillitis
DO YOU HAVE a bad case of councillitis, one that keeps coming back every Tuesday?Are you on a City council that feels logy and sluggish, that suffers from head fog interspersed with periods of intense...
Mar 11, 2023
PETERS: Anything less than a public inquiry into foreign interference is unacceptable
A MESSAGE TWEETED BY CSIS THURSDAY raised more questions than answers, as the old news cliche goes.All Canadians have a role to play in protecting Canada against foreign interference.By raising awaren...
Mar 10, 2023
COLLINS: Bold moves by Kamloops council in budget
KAMLOOPS COUNCIL WANTED TO BE BOLD. And at this week's meeting of the Committee of the Whole, they took some very bold steps. The committee supported a number of major issues, including a plan for mor...
Mar 10, 2023
SOUND OFF: Who is looking out for our forestry workers?
IN TIMES OF HARDSHIP, people look to government for leadership and action to make things better. But that's not what B.C.'s forestry workers are getting from Premier David Eby and the NDP. As mills cl...
Mar 09, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Taking oath of citizenship deserves a ceremony, not an online form
BECOMING A CANADIAN citizen should be a time not just to make it official but to join with other new Canadians in celebration.In a room, not Zoom. And not just by signing an online attestation without...
Mar 09, 2023
SOUND OFF: B.C.'s budget is working for British Columbians
BRITISH COLUMBIA LED A STRONG PANDEMIC RECOVERY, but we know that some businesses, individuals and families are still feeling its effects and are struggling with rising costs because of global inflati...
Mar 08, 2023
