Editorials

EDITORIAL – An awkward time to bring up the issue of City council paycheques

August 8, 2026 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIS COULD be fun. The matter of City council paycheques comes up for discussion at next week’s regular meeting. The proposal in front [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The ‘must be approved and funded’ rule for big projects is dumb

August 6, 2026 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘APPROVED AND FUNDED.’ Those words are heard whenever the question is asked, “Will any senior-government grants be [Continue]

EDITORIAL – AAP now certain to be a major civic election campaign issue

July 31, 2026 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S NOW GUARANTEED that the Alternative Approval Process will be a major issue in this October’s civic election in Kamloops. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Stamer offside with his ‘goodwill gesture’ to Trump

July 29, 2026 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOMETIMES POLITICIANS say things just to be the opposite of what their opponents say. Sometimes they do it because their own party wants [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Hiring a PAC fundraiser is a good idea but at what cost?

July 22, 2026 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HIRING SOMEONE to raise donations for Kamloops mega projects might sound to some people like a strange thing to do after the City pushed [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Serious reform of B.C.’s recall legislation is badly needed

July 21, 2026 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE RECALL PETITION against Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie has failed (as announced Monday, July 20, 2026), and while the result is [Continue]