Armchair Mayor

ROTHENBURGER: How RHJ confounds his critics and wins hearts and minds

July 8, 2023 // 2 Comments

THERE ARE THREE big reasons Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson prevails over his critics and will continue to prevail. Two of them involve key civic issues and the third is about the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – We’re allowed to enjoy Canada Day, fireworks and all

July 1, 2023 // 2 Comments

CANADA DAY IS BACK to the way it should be at Riverside Park today — fireworks are returning as part of the celebrations. They’re more than a spectacular light show above [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: In search of a definition for residential school denialism

June 24, 2023 // 2 Comments

THE STORY of a skeptic who showed up at the Kamloops residential school with a shovel in hand, ready to start digging for unmarked graves, came to light in an unusual way. It [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – What the mayor’s lawsuit means to the functioning of City Hall

June 17, 2023 // 0 Comments

HOW CAN CITY COUNCIL possibly continue to function in the wake of not one, but two new developments this week involving Mayor Reid-Hamer Jackson’s rocky relationship with [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – 15-Minute Cities and the alleged plan to ‘control the masses’

June 10, 2023 // 7 Comments

IT SEEMED LIKE such a good idea — a more walkable city, neighbourhoods with amenities close by, reductions in the use of fossil fuels. In the minds of some, though, it’s [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Frootloops councillors stand united at special meeting

June 3, 2023 // 2 Comments

A SPECIAL MEETING of the Frootloops town council has been called to discuss councillors’ concerns about the leadership style of Mayor Jackhammer. They sit at the horseshoe [Continue]