Rothenburger

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Next time you worry about immigrants, spit into a tube

June 29, 2025 // 1 Comment

Here’s something to think about as we approach Canada Day. This column was first published Feb. 18, 2017. I SPIT INTO A PLASTIC TUBE a few weeks ago and popped it in [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – How mayor’s strategy on audit proposal backfired

June 25, 2025 // 4 Comments

MAYOR REID HAMER-JACKSON snatched defeat from the jaws of victory on Tuesday. He could have achieved a significant win but he missed his chance. The mayor has never had a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The brilliance of moving Mayor’s Report to bottom of agenda

June 24, 2025 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IN HINDSIGHT, the decision by the Band of Eight to relegate the Mayor’s Report to the last item on the agenda of regular City council [Continue]

EDITORIAL – It’s hard to sort out the truth from BS on Iran situation

June 23, 2025 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SHED NO TEARS for the regime in Iran. Its rulers repress freedom in their own country and spread terrorism around the world. We’d all be [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Is Carney unwittingly setting the stage for return of Ajax?

June 12, 2025 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PRIME MINISTER Mark Carney’s promises to make Canada a global energy and resource super power might be bad news for Kamloops. Carney [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Report on Sarai’s Tapegate results in slap on the wrist

June 6, 2025 // 4 Comments

COUN. BILL SARAI should be breathing a sigh of relief today. His punishment for Tapegate will be a slap on the wrist. No instant pay cut, no banishment from committees, no [Continue]