ROTHENBURGER – ‘Friend Mel’s’ assessment of closed meetings
SINCE I’VE BEEN NAMED in emails between Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and Coun. Bill Sarai on the issue of closed council meetings, let’s get into it. On Aug. 12, [Continue]
Armchair Mayor
ROTHENBURGER – 9-11 anniversary a reminder that Canada is a good friend
EVERYBODY WHO was alive 25 years ago remembers where they were when the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York came down on Sept. 11, 2001. I certainly do. I was [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – The mayor’s complicated road to nomination
FILING NOMINATION PAPERS for civic office is a relatively simple procedure. Gather the requisite number of signatures from supporters in your jurisdiction, provide some [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – What about this idea of candidates donating their pay?
THE ELECTION for mayor is more interesting now that Ray Dhaliwal has officially launched his campaign. He announced he’ll join the race, competing against Nelly Dever, [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Why there will be a big turnout in this civic election
‘WAIT, WHAT? Have you finally lost it, Mel? A big turnout?’ Well, no, I haven’t. There’s always much fretting about low turnouts in our civic elections and, given [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – The man who wanted to be leader of the province
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]
