Armchair Mayor

ROTHENBURGER: What’s the next big edifice for the Tournament Capital?

April 22, 2023 // 1 Comment

BRICKS AND MORTAR, I’ve always maintained, are important because buildings are where we gather, where we heal, and where we work and play. So what’s the next big bricks [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: The story of a bear named Little John and his long journey to safety

April 15, 2023 // 0 Comments

THE HEAVY METAL CRATE, about the size of an average dog kennel, was dark inside but squeezed against the back of it was a precious cargo. The special-express package was on a [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – We shouldn’t have to pay for politicians to give us FOI records

April 8, 2023 // 4 Comments

IT’S NOT EASY getting information out of City Hall. Nor is it fast, or cheap. That is, if you’re applying for access to records under the Freedom of Information and [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Banning drug use in parks is a great idea, but it will likely fail

April 1, 2023 // 2 Comments

WOULDN’T IT BE NICE if we could go for a walk in Riverside Park, or relax in Pioneer Park, without having to put up with people doing drugs? Under the new decriminalization [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – City’s share of Cup ‘platform’ is a gift from taxpayers

March 29, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE MEMORIAL CUP will bring a lot of people to the Tournament Capital. They’ll spend money here. Hockey fans, especially Blazers fans, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Shooting of wild horses latest sad chapter in their story

March 25, 2023 // 0 Comments

WILD HORSES, to many people, represent freedom. To others, they mean trouble. The mysterious shooting of 17 feral horses north of Walhachin was a terrible act that re-ignites [Continue]