Opinion

By MEL ROTHENBURGER/ The Armchair Mayor Recruiting support is a big job in any political campaign. The HST referendum is no exception. Traditional media advertising, social [Continue]

By MEL ROTHENBURGER/ The Armchair Mayor Some days it’s not much fun being a politician. At its regular weekly gabfest Tuesday, City councilors had an unhappy choice: give [Continue]

By MEL ROTHENBURGER/ The Armchair Mayor Who would have thought Premier Christy Clark would become the new best friend of the HST-referendum Yes side in Kamloops? During a [Continue]

By MEL ROTHENBURGER/ The Amrchair Mayor As bad as the drivers are in town, they’re even worse — much worse — in rural areas. This week’s story about the horse and [Continue]

Say so long to the RIH trees. A dozen years ago, 12-year-old Emily Ferguson led a rebellion against a bureaucracy that wanted to cut down the grand old elm and ash trees in [Continue]

By MEL ROTHENBURGER/ The Armchair Mayor Back on June 16 when about 400 people attended the public meeting on the proposed Ajax mine that could be built a hop, skip and a jump [Continue]