Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Mustard Seed’s approach to shelter is a lesson in consultation

December 14, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A LESSON IN COMMUNICATION played out in City council chambers Tuesday afternoon. It was the regular weekly meeting of Kamloops City council [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why didn’t we know about showing of Kamloops Christmas movie?

December 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS WAS ON TV Sunday night. The town looked great. It was one of those sappy Christmas movies that plague us this time of year. The [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Council, staff, detractors must remember who elected the mayor

December 12, 2022 // 13 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S ONE MORE THING that has to be said about the storm surrounding Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. Let’s set aside all the closed meeting [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Undaunted, the mayor carries on after a very busy week

December 10, 2022 // 1 Comment

IT’S BEEN A BUSY WEEK for Mayor RHJ, and not in a good way. But in the midst of the chaos, he found an hour for coffee with the Armchair Mayor to talk about it. He was [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Clear lines needed between legal and criminal use of guns

December 8, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S NO SPORT in sport hunting. That’s just fact. Animals and birds have only their instincts to defend themselves in this unequal [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mayor’s conflict of interest declaration takes caution to a new level

December 7, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MAYOR REID HAMER-JACKSON excused himself from the entire City council meeting yesterday without saying why. He simply said there were agenda [Continue]