Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Not buying the idea that pot shops will increase property values

January 24, 2018 // 1 Comment

An AmrchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE LATEST bit of hallucinogenic malarkey coming out of the marijuana debate is that pot stores have the potential to raise [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Politicians who quit too soon should pay by-election costs

January 23, 2018 // 4 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE KELOWNA WEST by-election is officially underway. Unofficially, it’s been going on for months, but Premier John Horgan [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Affordable housing plan signals new attitude of co-operation

January 22, 2018 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A NEW PLAN for affordable housing in Kamloops is impressive in its scope, but also notable for something else — buy-in [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – How 107 downtown employees scored $55,000 parking stalls

January 20, 2018 // 3 Comments

Meanwhile, our very own ‘backbench cheerleader” squares off with BC Green party leader Andrew Weaver on ‘bringing down the government’ ITEM: City of [Continue]

TNRD – Main Kamloops library to close six weeks for ‘people place’ renovations

January 19, 2018 // 1 Comment

The main Kamloops library will be closed from March 1 to April 9. The TNRD board approved the closure at its meeting Thursday (Jan. 18, 2018) to allow for a major renovation [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Please spare us from an Oprah-Donald contest in 2020

January 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S COINCIDENTAL that Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration, and that the [Continue]