Editorials

EDITORIAL – More expensive coffee might be only answer to Tim’s dilemma

January 8, 2018 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S NOTHING quite like pulling through a Tim Hortons drive-through to get the day started with a coffee and a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We shouldn’t have to apply for homeowner grant every year

January 4, 2018 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CLOSE ON the heels of property assessment mail-outs, the Province has announced a bump in the 2018 homeowner grant [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why not allow dogs where we eat and drink?

January 3, 2018 // 4 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ON A TRIP to Scotland a few years ago, I was struck by how pleasant it was to go into a pub or a restaurant and, as often [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Canada’s 150th birthday party was worth the sticker shock

January 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS 2017 PASSED into the history books the other night, you may or may not have thought about the end of our nation’s [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Welcome to 2018 – it promises to be a very important year

January 1, 2018 // 3 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WELCOME to 2018. It’s going well so far. At this time, it’s traditional for journalists — who fancy themselves quite [Continue]

EDITORIAL – A dozen of the most important things that happened in 2017

December 28, 2017 // 3 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger 2017 IS ALMOST over, and quite the year it was. You’ve no doubt got your opinions on the dozen or so most important things [Continue]