Editorials

EDITORIAL – Sept. 16 would be a dumb time to hold civic by-election

June 27, 2017 // 5 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS can seem too long sometimes, but holding a by-election for a new Kamloops mayor and two councillors on [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What kind of a mayor will Kamloops get on September 30?

June 26, 2017 // 8 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LETTERS OF RESIGNATION have been received and, tomorrow, Kamloops City council will set Sept. 30 as the date for a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Council’s position on Ajax isn’t just a simple yes or no

June 23, 2017 // 9 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger THURSDAY’S meeting between City council and SLR Consulting was an oddly subdued affair, given the importance of the topic. [Continue]

EDIT – Throne Speech tries to steal some NDP-Green thunder

June 22, 2017 // 5 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF STEALING someone else’s thunder was against the law, the BC Liberals could be charged with theft. As expected, today’s [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The ABCs of the BC Liberals’ hypocrisy

June 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger WHEN A GOVERNMENT changes its mind, is it a case of listening to the people, or political hypocrisy? Take tomorrow’s Throne [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Town hall proves Ajax study was worth the investment

June 20, 2017 // 5 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I TRUST the glib-tongued editorialists and commenters who preach the supposed folly of spending a half million dollars on an [Continue]

EDITORIAL – It’s nail-biting time on Ajax

June 19, 2017 // 1 Comment

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S A SENSE of nervous anticipation these days with respect to the Ajax proposal, much as there is when a jury is [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Driverless technology could take jobs away

June 16, 2017 // 3 Comments

HERE’S A sobering thought for people who make their living from driving — whether it be cabbies, delivery trucks or big haul trucks at mines and the oilsands. Your [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Enforce the two-dog rule or toss it out and try something else

June 15, 2017 // 6 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S AN OLD saying that ignorance of the law is no excuse. When it comes to owning too many dogs in Kamloops, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Report on Ajax gives ammunition to both sides but…

June 14, 2017 // 2 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editor by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S SOMETHING for everybody in the SLR Consulting report on the KGHM Ajax application released by the City on Tuesday. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The only word for Clark’s cabinet announcement is ‘bizarre’

June 13, 2017 // 8 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘BIZARRE’ is an over-used word when it comes to politics, but it fits the latest act in the Victoria gong show — [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Clark’s Site C ‘deadline’ passes; game of chicken still on

June 12, 2017 // 2 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FOUR-DAY deadline on Site C came and went on the weekend and the sun still rises in the morning. Last week, Premier [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Appointing new cabinet a waste of moving expenses

June 9, 2017 // 3 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE GOVERNMENT will return to business in a couple of weeks and it’s not a day too soon as far as the NDP and Greens are [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘Fringe’ candidates have a role to play in civic elections

June 8, 2017 // 3 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. The presence of so-called “fringe” candidates in municipal elections, as I’ve often said, is a re-affirmation of [Continue]