Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – A convention centre for Kamloops? Is now the time?

April 2, 2026 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WAS ONLY a matter of time before the idea of a Kamloops convention centre came up again, and that time has arrived. Whether or not it’s [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Here’s a surefire way to shorten council meetings by an hour

March 26, 2026 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HERE’S HOW to shorten up Kamloops City council meetings by at least an hour. Step one is for Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson to manage a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The season’s over for the KamLoop; has it been worth it?

March 23, 2026 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SO THE SEASON is over for the KamLoop, as we at ArmchairMayor.ca have dubbed it. (It has a little more pizzazz than “Riverside Park [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The tale of the mayor’s FOI texts continues to confuse

March 16, 2026 // 2 Comments

AN UPDATE to the FOI battle at City Hall is in order. Call it the Tale of the Texts. As of today (March 16, 2026), Coun. Margot Middleton maintains she has not received the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Why all involved should just walk away from FOI debacle

March 12, 2026 // 3 Comments

THE MAYOR has sent in the files requested by the City on the subject of the FOI application that blew up in council chambers this week. But Coun. Margot Middleton, who raised [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What’s going on with accusations about an FOI request to the mayor?

March 10, 2026 // 9 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FIREWORKS in City council chambers today (March 10, 2026) must have lit up all of Kamloops, and it wasn’t even dark yet. It was surely [Continue]