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ArmchairMayor.ca is a forum about Kamloops and the world. It has more than one million views. Mel Rothenburger is the former Editor of The Daily News in Kamloops, B.C. (retiring in 2012), and past mayor of Kamloops (1999-2005). At ArmchairMayor.ca he is the publisher, editor, news editor, city editor, reporter, webmaster, and just about anything else you can think of. He is grateful for the contributions of several local columnists. This blog doesn't require a subscription but gratefully accepts donations to help defray costs.

Today’s Raeside Editorial Cartoon

April 25, 2014 // 0 Comments

Naturalist Club fights plan to route Trans Mountain expansion through Lac du Bois

April 25, 2014 // 3 Comments

NEWS/ ENVIRONMENT — The Kamloops Naturalist Club is raising the alarm about a proposal to re-route Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline through Lac du Bois grasslands. [Continue]

Don’t put pipeline through Lac du Bois

April 25, 2014 // 3 Comments

LETTER — To Lexa Hobenshield, External Relations Manager, KMC, Trans Mountain Expansion Project, Kinder Morgan Canada Dear Ms. Hobenshield: The Kamloops Naturalist Club [Continue]

Big city is dazzling but home begins with a ‘K’

April 25, 2014 // 0 Comments

COLUMN — Daniela Ginta writes Fridays for The Armchair Mayor News. We spent Easter weekend in Seattle with our extended family. We drove through the Okanagan, camped in [Continue]

Kitimat’s example shows councils can listen to what public tells them on major projects

April 25, 2014 // 4 Comments

FRIDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — This is as much an update as it is an editorial. We reported and commented on a plebiscite in Kitimat a couple of weeks ago on the Enbridge [Continue]

A Generic Kamloops Industrial Video — Hey, Kamloops, we like you, this is our home!

April 24, 2014 // 6 Comments

EDITOR’S NOTE — In place of his usual column this week, David Charbonneau offers a video, as explained below. COLUMN — After seeing KGHM’s bland video proposing [Continue]

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