Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Candidates have to do better at keeping signs cleaned up

September 22, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CIVIC ELECTION CANDIDATES have to do better at cleaning up their trashed and broken signs. Signs get vandalized in every election at every [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Common sense forgotten in City council’s curling club decision

September 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD is important in business but sometimes it can be a little too level. For example, have you ever decided to go to the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Queen’s funeral was spectacular, and it proved something

September 20, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF YOU MISSED the Queen’s funeral yesterday, you should kick yourself. Not just because she [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Is cutting off the ‘lolly’ a way of saying NDP is out of ideas?

September 17, 2022 // 1 Comment

LOWERING EXPECTATIONS seems to be the strategy of the John Horgan government this week. He chose the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Whistler to do it. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Running for two elected jobs at the same time should be banned

September 15, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LOTS OF FAMILIAR FACES will be on the civic-election campaign trail, and a lot of new ones, too. In some cases, it adds up to a 50 per cent [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Day of Mourning should have been declared a full stat

September 14, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MONDAY WILL BE a national holiday to mark the Queen’s funeral. Not everybody thinks it’s a good idea and not everybody will get the day [Continue]