EDITORIAL – Things we learned from the Kamloops by-election
An AmrchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SO, WHAT did we learn from the by-election? Well, for one thing, even though the turnout was diaphanously better than most [Continue]
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BEING MAYOR – Life at City Hall, Chapter 9: Reality Check
This is the ninth in a series of articles about my years as the mayor of Kamloops between 1999 and 2005. By MEL ROTHENBURGER ‘You are not in charge around here; we are.” [Continue]
COLLINS – Voter turnout in civic by-election was less than hoped for
HOPE SPRINGS eternal- except in elections. In the advance voting leading up to Saturday’s byelection, there were hopes that the turnout would be reasonably good, even [Continue]
BY-ELECTION: Christian the new mayor; Sinclair, Dhaliwal in as councillors
The Kamloops civic by-election for a new mayor and two new councillors was over in about 16 minutes on Saturday evening (Sept. 30, 2017), though it wasn’t official for [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – A topsy-turvy week of politics in B.C.
After-hours talk at UBCM convention was about the Kamloops by-election, and the BC Liberal leadership race IT SHOULD COME as no surprise that, when politicians get together, [Continue]
PETERS – Misunderstanding at the heart of kneeling athletes controversy
THOSE ARGUING the heated “kneeling during the national anthem” debate are on two different pages, and could benefit from understanding the terms of reference. [Continue]
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