Armchair Mayor

ROTHENBURGER – If you were told to leave everything behind, would you?

August 7, 2021 // 0 Comments

IF A MASSIVE WILDFIRE was roaring towards your home, and you were told to evacuate, would you? A surprising number wouldn’t. As crews fought — unsuccessfully, in large [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The good old days really were better, at least for kids

July 31, 2021 // 0 Comments

A LONG TIME AGO, in a town far away….. a group of young men came together to fight tyranny and oppression wherever they found it. I was one. Actually, it wasn’t all that [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Should B.C. get its own air wing for fighting wildfires?

July 28, 2021 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE OF THE MANY QUESTIONS on everybody’s mind during this smoky, fiery summer is, “how can we do this better?” That is, are there more [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Will council’s ‘bold move’ usher in a new era of planning?

July 24, 2021 // 0 Comments

‘BOLD LEADERSHIP’ has been a self-described aspiration of Kamloops City council since it took office almost three years ago. “Bold leadership for a strong, inclusive, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Planting a memorial tree shouldn’t be nearly this difficult

July 17, 2021 // 1 Comment

THE NARROW STREET that winds through 1950 Braeview Place is lined with trees and bushes. In front of each townhouse, a Saskatoon, hawthorn, cedar or red crabapple lends shade [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Unfounded rumours are spreading like wildfire these says

July 10, 2021 // 0 Comments

THE RUMOUR MILL doesn’t need much encouragement to start churning, especially when people are nervous and uncertain about what’s going on around them. What’s going on [Continue]