Armchair Mayor

ROTHENBURGER – Mayor would run again tomorrow despite ‘tight cuffs’

March 23, 2024 // 3 Comments

I’LL BET YOU THOUGHT last Sunday was a celebration of the Irish missionary St. Patrick, a time to wear something green and drink green-coloured beer. Well, that, too, but [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What this province really needs is another left-wing party

March 20, 2024 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN BC CONSERVATIVE candidates Ward Stamer and Dennis Giesbrecht held their introductory news conference last week, the first question they [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – A low-key start with high hopes of changing local politics

March 16, 2024 // 1 Comment

THERE WERE NO BALLOONS, banners, placards or cheering crowds at Friday’s official announcement of the BC Conservative candidates for the two Kamloops ridings. Just the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Battle for Kamloops Centre riding bound to be contentious

March 9, 2024 // 2 Comments

THE MAN WHO THINKS non-profit agencies that criticize City council should be barred from receiving grant funding wants to be the next MLA for Kamloops Centre. Bill Sarai [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The turbulent era that led to an apology to the Sons of Freedom

March 2, 2024 // 3 Comments

THE SONS OF FREEDOM Doukhobor community received an official apology and $10 million this week for the removal of children from their homes in the 1950s. Without question, it [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – What’s so great about being third fastest growing city?

February 24, 2024 // 3 Comments

GROW, GROW, GROW. We can’t stop talking about it. Growth is good. Growth is God. We must go higher, wider, bigger. The growth bug hits Kamloops every once in a while, like [Continue]