Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Did Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blow it by quitting too soon?

February 13, 2025 // 13 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE CAN’T HELP but notice that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is good in times of crisis. He certainly demonstrated it during COVID, when [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Doubts about building a new Red Bridge must be removed

February 12, 2025 // 12 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TALK IS CHEAP. After the Red Bridge was burned down by an unknown arsonist last September 19, politicians were quick to reassure everyone [Continue]

EDITORIAL – 6th Avenue an example of how not to build the next bike lane

February 11, 2025 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION’ is such a nice-sounding phrase. It encompasses a vision of urban dwellers happily and healthily strolling or [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Shed no tears for Buffy Sainte-Marie over her fall from grace

February 10, 2025 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BEVERLY JEAN SANTAMARIA is no longer a member of the Order of Canada. Better known as Buffy Sainte-Marie, she has been stripped of [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Fretting over stray ‘secret’ report doesn’t address real issue

February 9, 2025 // 8 Comments

THERE’S SOMETHING about the mayor’s current legal issue with the Ministry of the Attorney-General that doesn’t sit right. Let’s do a quick review. After months of [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Kamloops should be proud of being a cow town

February 7, 2025 // 1 Comment

NOTE: The column that follows was first published Feb. 17, 1988 in the Kamloops Daily News. Although Skalbania’s idea of running bulls down Victoria Street never came to [Continue]