Armchair Mayor

ROTHENBURGER – Kamloops has its own version of the Cowichan land claim

November 7, 2025 // 8 Comments

WHAT’S BECOME KNOWN as the ‘Cowichan case’ has the City council of Richmond rattled, residents angry, and the NDP government vowing not to let it happen. Turns out [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – No, the World Series was not a nation-building exercise

November 3, 2025 // 0 Comments

THE BLUE JAYS came ‘that close’ to winning the World Series. You’d think the future of Canada depended on them beating the Los Angeles Dodgers. So what will Canada do [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – A week with some new American friends reminds us where the problem is

October 27, 2025 // 3 Comments

FLEW HOME TODAY after a week cruising the St. Lawrence and Thousand Islands with a bunch of Americans and some fellow Canadians. There were only 65 of us on the little [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Kill weeds, grow flowers, make Kamloops beautiful again

October 22, 2025 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MAYBE IT’S TIME to bring back Communities in Bloom, and maybe even Beautify Kamloops. These two programs go back many years, and both [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Bridging the gap or, a tale of three bridges

October 1, 2025 // 5 Comments

SPENT QUALITY TIME with me and myself this morning, contemplating the state of the city and the world. Listening to a bit of Fox News (I like to do that once in a while to [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Squatters have taken Jamieson Creek away from the public

September 10, 2025 // 4 Comments

JAMIESON CREEK tumbles among huge rocks through a narrow canyon flanked by a thick forest of cedar trees, dropping in a beautiful water fall towards the North Thompson River. [Continue]