Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Is Carney unwittingly setting the stage for return of Ajax?

June 12, 2025 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PRIME MINISTER Mark Carney’s promises to make Canada a global energy and resource super power might be bad news for Kamloops. Carney [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Report on Sarai’s Tapegate results in slap on the wrist

June 6, 2025 // 4 Comments

COUN. BILL SARAI should be breathing a sigh of relief today. His punishment for Tapegate will be a slap on the wrist. No instant pay cut, no banishment from committees, no [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Save the ostriches, if it’s based on science, not emotion

June 3, 2025 // 1 Comment

IT’S NOT EASY being an ostrich. In the wild, they have to contend with lions, leopards, hyenas and human hunters. In captivity, on farms, they’re usually shipped to the [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – A ray of sunshine from the land of rainbows

May 31, 2025 // 0 Comments

Ideas come and go for projects that would bring tourism to Kamloops and the region. Most never get off the ground but the point is, we keep thinking them up. I’ll bet you [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How council jumped at latest excuse to shelve public inquiries

May 28, 2025 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AL KOEHOLIC is, no doubt, having a good chuckle over Tuesday’s council meeting in which the latest ridiculous decision was made to suspend [Continue]

EDITORIAL – On this day the monarchy was very relevant to Canada

May 27, 2025 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE THRONE SPEECH is usually a boring affair, nothing more than the government’s wish list without price tags. The real stuff comes later. [Continue]