Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – AAP issue is far less about procedure than about when to use it

July 16, 2025 // 12 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NEW WRITTEN PROCEDURES for conducting an Alternative Approval Process that will soon be adopted by City council do little to fix the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Putting library into an ice rink is not the best, but it’s something

July 15, 2025 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. STICKING A LIBRARY into a hockey rink in Aberdeen is better than what we’ve got now but it’s still second best. And just what that [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Go slow on cutting speed limits to 30 km/h on city’s streets

July 14, 2025 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT SEEMS SELF-EVIDENT that slower driving is safer driving, but many will argue against that assumption. While lower speed limits out on the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Is there anything to celebrate on the fourth of July?

July 4, 2025 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. JULY THE FOURTH. Independence Day. Big Beautiful Bill Day. It’s not clear how we should feel about it these days. Ambivalent? Three cheers [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Losing the battle over a summer dress code for reporters

July 4, 2025 // 3 Comments

I expect the word “dinosaur” will come to some readers’ minds when they go through the following column, which was first published in the Kamloops Daily News on June [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Celebrating a return to being proud of our country

July 1, 2025 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S CANADA DAY. It feels good. We’ve been so down on ourselves the past few Canada Days that our annual celebration didn’t feel quite [Continue]