Category Archives: Column
ROTHENBURGER: Why mayor isn’t in a conflict of interest over 48 Victoria St. West
ANOTHER LIVELY WEEK in Mayor RHJ Nation. Back in the chair at City Hall after his vacation, the mayor didn't fail to raise some hackles.At one point during the Tuesday council meeting, a seemingly fru...
Jan 21, 2023
PETERS: If we can't learn anything from the TRU investigation, the school should
HOPEFULLY, THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION into allegations against two of TRU's senior administrators will teach the institution a lot more than it taught the rest of us. To recap, the investigation lo...
Jan 20, 2023
COLLINS: Safety protocols in sports still have a long way to go
IT WAS IRONIC that I was just about finished reading a book on concussions in the NHL when I got the news notification that Gino Odjick had passed away at 52. He died of a heart attack brought on by a...
Jan 20, 2023
SOUND OFF: 50 days later, do you feel any safer?
PEOPLE HAD HIGH HOPES that Premier David Eby would "hit the ground running" to improve public safety in our communities, among other issues - but more than 50 days into his tenure, the problems seem t...
Jan 19, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Citizen satisfaction survey confirms what we already knew
KAMLOOPS FOLKS aren't as happy as they used to be.The Citizen Satisfaction Survey has been unveiled and the findings show residents of the Tournament Capital are less content than they were the last t...
Jan 19, 2023
SOUND OFF: Getting more nurses working in B.C., faster
ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CONCERNS that people share with me is the challenges they have faced when it comes to healthcare, and I know my colleagues are hearing similar things.These stories are especiall...
Jan 18, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: By necessity, TRU misconduct probe leaves unanswered questions
THE THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY report on allegations of misconduct against two of its senior administrators can be summed up like this: some allegations against one of them were substantiated, none of...
Jan 18, 2023
HUNTER: Kamloops deserves proper representation
I DON'T THINK I WAS THE ONLY ONE hoping the January "new year, new me" vibe would also apply to city council. The first couple of weeks of 2023 have shown the holiday break did nothing to shift perspe...
Jan 17, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Sun Rivers residents aren’t getting a free ride on hospital taxes
THE NEW CHAIR of the Thompson Regional Hospital District needs to be careful about sounding as though Sun Rivers residents and other leaseholders on Tk'emlps te Secwpemc (TteS) land aren't paying thei...
Jan 17, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Deputy mayor is a backup goalie and it should stay that way
WHAT'S THE JOB of the deputy mayor? What is he or she supposed to do?The answer is, as little as possible. That's because the mayor's job is full time, and there should be very few times when the mayo...
Jan 16, 2023
