Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – City council tightens the screws on public input at its meetings

December 9, 2025 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN of civic democracy was hammered in tighter today (Dec. 9, 2025) by Kamloops City council. By majority vote, the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Bringing property owners into all the land claims talk

December 8, 2025 // 2 Comments

SHANE GOTTFRIEDSON is a well-known local businessman. Back in 2015, he was chief of the Tk’emlúps Band, and was one of two signatories to a lawsuit demanding [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘Dear Mel, the BC Conservatives can’t do it without you’

December 7, 2025 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE BC CONSERVATIVES are in terrific shape. Just ask them. Various of its MLAs are assuring us the caucus is united. The party [Continue]

EDITORIAL – After which corporation should we brand the PAC?

December 3, 2025 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOW THAT construction of the Kamloops arts centre is officially underway, what shall we call it? At the beginning it was known simply by the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Carney’s deal with Alberta on pipeline is a bad deal for B.C.

November 27, 2025 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE ENVIRONMENT took another jab in the ribs today with the signing of a memorandum between the federal and Alberta governments setting the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Casimir’s reassurances on land rights aren’t very reassuring

November 26, 2025 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN reassuring, when Kúkwpi7 Chief Rosanne Casimir talked about the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc lawsuit claiming aboriginal [Continue]