Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Kudos to NDP for putting an end to the grizzly bear trophy hunt

August 15, 2017 // 3 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TERMINATING the grizzly bear trophy hunt, as announced Monday by Forests Minister Doug Donaldson, is worthy of a round of [Continue]

BEING MAYOR – Life At City Hall, Chapter 4

August 14, 2017 // 1 Comment

This is the fourth in a series on my experiences as the mayor of Kamloops from 1999 to 2005. I offer it for the interest of anyone who cares about civic politics and their [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Getting more comfortable with death

August 12, 2017 // 6 Comments

DEATH HAS been much on my mind this week. Not just the fact that it’s the end of life, but what it’s really all about. You’d think we’d be more at ease with something [Continue]

EDITORIAL: Has anybody been listening to us on Ajax?

August 12, 2017 // 15 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S ENOUGH in the joint federal-provincial report on Ajax to make you wonder whether anybody in senior [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Political arithmetic of pipeline, dam and Ajax is worrisome

August 11, 2017 // 12 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IS ANYONE ELSE feeling a little nervous about a possible unfortunate connection between the Trans Mountain pipeline, Site C [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How much booze should the designated driver consume?

August 10, 2017 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CONCERNS by restaurateurs over a federal proposal to lower the blood-alcohol limit for impaired drivers from .08 to .05 [Continue]