Editorials

EDITORIAL – There’s nothing wrong with giving our schools a report card

April 23, 2018 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. The Fraser Institute’s annual elementary school rankings are out. This, of course, drives educators bonkers. Most schools [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Post office still has work to do on theft-proofing community boxes

April 19, 2018 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF YOU THOUGHT your mail was safe in the new community mailboxes, don’t be so sure. Living in a rural area, I pick up my [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Forget about putting my tax dollars into a pipeline

April 18, 2018 // 2 Comments

WHATEVER HAPPENED to free enterprise in this country? Texas-based Kinder Morgan’s threat to pull the plug on Trans Mountain if jurisdictional squabbles aren’t resolved by [Continue]

EDITORIAL – An independent Cascadia will never become a reality

April 17, 2018 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A LOT OF PEOPLE had probably never heard of Cascadia before Coun. Donovan Cavers tweeted about it last week. Most of the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Can someone please explain what ‘national interest’ means?

April 16, 2018 // 5 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CAN SOMEONE please provide a clear definition of “the national interest” when it comes to pipelines? I ask this in the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – On Cavers: freedom of speech doesn’t mean you have to use it

April 13, 2018 // 7 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOW THAT we’ve had a couple of days to be indignant about Coun. Donovan Cavers’ latest faux pas, let’s try to figure [Continue]