Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – What to do about people who ‘hang out’ in public spaces

September 20, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A STAIRCASE ON SEYMOUR STREET WEST will be removed after a decision by Kamloops City council. One of the reasons is to discourage certain [Continue]

EDITORIAL – As federal election forums pile up, some limits are needed

September 18, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AFTER A COLUMN last weekend in which I touched on the issue of skipping election forums, I received a reply from Cathy McLeod. She says: [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Should taxpayers be paying for travel by MPs’ spouses?

September 17, 2019 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger: A COUPLE OF FAMILIAR POLITICAL NAMES are in the top six spenders for taxpayer-funded spouses’ travel over the past four years. Jody [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Thoughts on a bad intersection and publishing accident photos

September 16, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE WAS A TERRIBLE COLLISION Friday at the intersection of Highway 5 north and the old Highway 5 that now serves as a back road to Heffley [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – A visit from Trudeau, a fired candidate, a not-so-bold council

September 14, 2019 // 1 Comment

AN INTERESTING WEEK IN POLITICS in the Loops. A federal election call, a fired NDP candidate and a not-so-bold move by City council. Taking first things first, Justin Trudeau [Continue]

SUICIDE – We’ve got to change the way we talk about it

September 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

Below is the text of my keynote remarks at this week’s World Suicide Prevention Day event held at St. Andrew’s on the Square (Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019). About 100 [Continue]