Armchair Mayor

ROTHENBURGER – ‘Boy, asking questions around here is a tough gig’

February 10, 2024 // 12 Comments

ASKING QUESTIONS about the proposed performing arts centre better get a lot easier than it was in City council this week if the project is to succeed. Councillors approved [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Coun. Sarai’s astonishing plan to silence criticism from non-profits

February 3, 2024 // 12 Comments

IF COUN. BILL SARAI gets his wish, non-profits with hopes of getting grants from City council will have to zip it if they’re ever tempted to criticize council [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Saying farewell to John DeCicco, the Barber of Main Street

January 27, 2024 // 2 Comments

THE BARBER OF MAIN STREET, John DeCicco, died this week. He was a friend of mine. Besides cutting hair, John was a former City councillor. I knew him for some 30 years, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Why Bepple’s motion on Gaza is suddenly a non-starter

January 20, 2024 // 20 Comments

SO THE BEPPLE MOTION on Gaza is dead, gone in the fog of war. The councillor will formally withdraw her notice of motion at Kamloops City council’s regular meeting Tuesday. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Council motion on Gaza would be a waste of time, effort

January 13, 2024 // 10 Comments

CITY COUNCIL is about to get sucked into the Gaza quagmire. At this week’s regular meeting, council heard from Joanne Hammond, who said she represented a group called [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Appointment of referee for council must be Job One in 2024

January 6, 2024 // 10 Comments

WE COULD USE some good news this year, considering that 2023 was, basically, crap cakes. For 2024 to be better, though, there’s a lot of baggage that needs to be cleaned [Continue]