Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Naming public facilities after sponsors is a tricky business

January 8, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT USED TO BE that we named public facilities after geographical locations or people who had done a lot for the community or the country. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Ex-councillor’s proposal on City-speak is worth talking about

January 7, 2019 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TWO AND A HALF MONTHS after Donovan Cavers lost his seat in the civic election, he remains a regular fixture at Kamloops City Council [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – We lost some very good people in 2018

January 5, 2019 // 2 Comments

I ONCE ARM-WRESTLED Dr. Cynthia Ross-Friedman. In March 2014 I was interviewing her for a segment of Coffee With the Armchair Mayor, a feature I used to do for CBC Radio. I [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Pipeline promises to be headline grabber at Trudeau visit

January 3, 2019 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FEDERAL ELECTION is, more or less, underway. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Kamloops next week for a $300-a-plate fundraiser [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How come parking rate increases suddenly make sense?

January 2, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HAPPY NEW YEAR, especially to anyone wanting to park in downtown Kamloops. In keeping with the spirit of the season, the City has increased [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The Armchair Mayor Awards for news misses of 2018

December 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

THE YEAR HAS GONE BY quickly, hasn’t it? Hard to believe it’s time for the 2018 Armchair Mayor Awards for news and news makers that made headlines but not necessarily in [Continue]