Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Doesn’t every Legislature need a wood splitter of its own?

January 23, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL about the wood splitter? Doesn’t every Legislature need one? You never know when a tree is going to fall down on the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘No’ can’t be the only answer in pipeline disputes

January 22, 2019 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE LNG PIPELINE dispute in Wet’suwet’en traditional territory continues to draw protests elsewhere despite a truce at the site. Those [Continue]

EDITORIAL — Nobody should lose their driver’s licence because of age

January 21, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHO’D HAVE THOUGHT the Queen and Prince Philip would get in hot water for bad driving habits? Philip had a nasty crash last week. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Vision: sometimes we get it right, sometimes we don’t

January 19, 2019 // 4 Comments

ONE OF THE TOUGHEST QUESTIONS we ask our politicians is, “What is your vision for Kamloops?” More often than not, the response has something to do with a clean, safe city [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Once upon a time there was a plan for a new City Hall

January 17, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LET ME TELL YOU a story. Fifteen years ago, a committee of City council was formed to identify possible sites for a new City Hall. It was [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How Kamloops can help stop China from bullying Canada

January 16, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’VE ALWAYS BELIEVED that the most effective form of diplomacy takes place between regular folks far from the halls of power. It’s time [Continue]