Rothenburger

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]

EDITORIAL – No kudos to Liquor Branch for reversing ill-advised Red Kettle ban

December 6, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BC LIQUOR DISTRIBUTION should be embarrassed with its decision not to allow Red Shield kettles at any of its locations during this year’s [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Five words that would help City council talk to people

December 5, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS MAYOR REID HAMER-JACKSON continues to contemplate the structure and membership of City council committees, here are a couple of [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Back alleys could be people places if we gave them a chance

December 3, 2022 // 1 Comment

THE BACK ALLEYS of Kamloops aren’t anywhere you want to spend a lot of time in. They’re stark, grungy places with busted up concrete, graffiti vandalism everywhere, [Continue]