Being Mayor

ROTHENBURGER – Why all involved should just walk away from FOI debacle

March 12, 2026 // 3 Comments

THE MAYOR has sent in the files requested by the City on the subject of the FOI application that blew up in council chambers this week. But Coun. Margot Middleton, who raised [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Kamloops has failed in cultural vision set 20 years ago

August 27, 2022 // 4 Comments

TWENTY YEARS AGO, Kamloops was feeling good about itself. The waterfront from Riverside Park to the Red Bridge was being transformed, the art gallery was a popular amenity, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Police ‘surge’ against protesters shows patience, restraint

February 19, 2022 // 3 Comments

FOR GRIPPING TELEVISION, yesterday’s wall-to-wall coverage of police action against the protesters in Ottawa was hard to match and it will, no doubt, continue today and [Continue]

BEING MAYOR – Life at City Hall, Chapter 10: Dressing the Part

October 16, 2017 // 2 Comments

This is Chapter 10 in a series of articles about my years as the mayor of Kamloops between 1999 and 2005. It’s intended for anyone who has an interest in how civic [Continue]

BEING MAYOR – Life at City Hall, Chapter 9: Reality Check

October 2, 2017 // 3 Comments

This is the ninth in a series of articles about my years as the mayor of Kamloops between 1999 and 2005. By MEL ROTHENBURGER ‘You are not in charge around here; we are.” [Continue]

BEING MAYOR – Life at City Hall, Chapter 8: ‘The Beginning of a Process’

September 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

This is the eighth in a series on my experiences as the mayor of Kamloops from 1999 to 2005. By MEL ROTHENBURGER “I firmly believe we the new Council have a strong [Continue]