Armchair Mayor

EDITORIAL – Here’s one City council that won’t stay silent on Bill 21

October 24, 2019 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KELOWNA CITY COUNCIL made a gutsy decision this week to which other City councils — not to mention federal politicians — should pay [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Don’t worry about the turnout, just think first, then vote

October 19, 2019 // 1 Comment

FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING, I’m going to get up and drive to my designated polling station. It’s a small polling station; very few people vote there so it likely won’t [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Gut instinct might still be the best election poll of all

October 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

WHILE THE REST OF US make election predictions based on the science of gut instinct, idle speculation and wishful thinking, there are actual experts at work using more [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – An update on the St. Andrew’s on the Square disagreement

October 10, 2019 // 2 Comments

I HAD A LONG CONVERSATION yesterday (Oct. 9, 2019) with Byron McCorkell, the City’s Community and Protective Services director, about St. Andrew’s on the Square. I worked [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – City hands pink slip to another volunteer heritage group

October 5, 2019 // 3 Comments

ANOTHER HERITAGE GROUP is being given its walking papers by City Hall. That makes three. Three strikes and you’re out, in effect. The circumstances are all somewhat [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Argument for giving 16-year-olds the vote gets convincing

September 28, 2019 // 2 Comments

THE DAY MIGHT NOT BE far off when 16-year-old Canadian kids will be trekking to the voting booth — or voting online — to have their say in elections. What was considered [Continue]