Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Saga of wandering bear family provides teachable moment

August 22, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AT THIS WRITING, the fate of the mother bear and her two cubs wandering around Kamloops is uncertain. Hopefully, they’ve found their way [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Elections Canada shouldn’t decide who has a say on climate change

August 21, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT APPEARS A CHILL has set in on the most important issue of our time after the strange warning from Elections Canada that came to light [Continue]

EDITORIAL – A little less rehabilitation and a lot more punishment

August 20, 2019 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG with our drunk driving laws. The man who ran a red light and slammed into the marked cruiser of a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – There’s cause for hope in opioid stats but not for suicides

August 19, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial Mel Rothenburger. STATISTICS ARE IMPERSONAL but they tell stories. Sometimes they’re cold and cruel, sometimes hopeful. Three recent reports from the B.C. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Ditch current plans for Stuart Wood, make it a school again

August 17, 2019 // 2 Comments

THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT, the more I think a big mistake is being made with Stuart Wood school. As the painfully long process drags on sorting out control of the property, [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Traffic plan should return Seymour to two-way

August 16, 2019 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger first published May 24, 2018. KAMLOOPS CITY HALL is in the last days of its public-input phase for a new transportation [Continue]