Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Saying the bad guys won’t change the way we live is no answer

April 26, 2018 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LITTLE BY LITTLE, we’re finding out more about the killer and his victims in this week’s van attack in Toronto. The [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Heritage House parking lot should be off limits to development

April 25, 2018 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KEEPING AN open mind is usually a good thing, but not always. Kamloops City council got a surprise yesterday when resident [Continue]

TNRD – Residents asked to be vigilant with recyclable materials

April 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

The TNRD is asking residents to be more vigilant about disposing of recyclable materials. This comes after the TNRD’s recycling processor, Emterra Environmental, [Continue]

TNRD – Downtown library to get new entrance as part of renovations

April 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

The second phase of renovations to the downtown Kamloops Library will get underway next week. The library will remain open but the public will have to access the Civic [Continue]

EDITORIAL – This minimum-wage and tips system costs too much

April 24, 2018 // 1 Comment

LIQUOR SERVERS will, eventually, make as much in wages as other minimum-wage earners in B.C. and it makes total sense. Currently, they get only $10.10 an hour, compared to [Continue]

EDITORIAL – There’s nothing wrong with giving our schools a report card

April 23, 2018 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. The Fraser Institute’s annual elementary school rankings are out. This, of course, drives educators bonkers. Most schools [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Running a big university is not an easy gig

April 21, 2018 // 3 Comments

THE ANNOUNCEMENT of Thompson Rivers University’s new president had scarcely been made before word got around about a high-profile incident he’d been involved in at his [Continue]

TNRD – Board workshop to challenge land application of biosolids

April 20, 2018 // 5 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD Biosolids, and ways to stop them from being put on the ground, will be under the microscope of Thompson-Nicola Regional [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Post office still has work to do on theft-proofing community boxes

April 19, 2018 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF YOU THOUGHT your mail was safe in the new community mailboxes, don’t be so sure. Living in a rural area, I pick up my [Continue]

TNRD – Hundreds of wildfire volunteers honoured at appreciation dinner

April 18, 2018 // 1 Comment

(Click on any image to view gallery.) National Volunteer Week provided the occasion for a special celebration Wednesday night (April 18, 2018) as more than 500 wildfire 2017 [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Forget about putting my tax dollars into a pipeline

April 18, 2018 // 2 Comments

WHATEVER HAPPENED to free enterprise in this country? Texas-based Kinder Morgan’s threat to pull the plug on Trans Mountain if jurisdictional squabbles aren’t resolved by [Continue]

EDITORIAL – An independent Cascadia will never become a reality

April 17, 2018 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A LOT OF PEOPLE had probably never heard of Cascadia before Coun. Donovan Cavers tweeted about it last week. Most of the [Continue]

TNRD – Lafarge to establish liaison committee on air emissions app

April 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Lafarge Kamloops will form a community liaison committee to work with residents on concerns about an application for a new air emissions permit, the company says. In a notice [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Can someone please explain what ‘national interest’ means?

April 16, 2018 // 5 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CAN SOMEONE please provide a clear definition of “the national interest” when it comes to pipelines? I ask this in the [Continue]