Armchair Mayor

ROTHENBURGER – The man who wanted to be leader of the province

August 31, 2026 // 0 Comments

ONCE UPON A TIME, there was a man who wanted to be our leader. When his party turned him down, he quit, announced he’d sit as an independent, then picked a different party. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Confusion over mayor’s absence all came down to blocked texts

August 10, 2026 // 12 Comments

SO THE ANSWER to why Mike O’Reilly told a City council meeting that Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson was a no-show, and hadn’t let anyone know about it, comes down to blocked [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Fixing Seymour Street remains little more than a dream

August 7, 2026 // 2 Comments

BRINGING TWO-WAY traffic back to Seymour Street has been a dream for at least a couple of decades. Every few years, traffic planners present a new report to City council that [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – What was really behind the latest microphone fracas

July 17, 2026 // 4 Comments

WAS A TIME when Kamloops City councils operated under established rules of order. Nowadays, depending on the occasion, rules of order are just a suggestion. The rationale for [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Beware those who tell you to run for political office

July 3, 2026 // 1 Comment

‘A LOT OF PEOPLE have asked me to run.’ No doubt you’ve heard that one several times in recent weeks from former politicians, incumbents and newcomers. What is their [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The mayor’s very personal first-hand look at Royal Inland

June 23, 2026 // 7 Comments

CHANCES ARE Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson won’t be at today’s Kamloops City council meeting. He’s been spending most of each day at Royal Inland Hospital with his ailing [Continue]