Rothenburger

ROTHENBURGER – Five hurdles the performing arts centre must cross

January 12, 2019 // 1 Comment

IT’S A PRETTY SAFE assumption that another referendum on a performing arts centre is in the cards. The challenge will be to get it over the 50 per cent threshold. Since the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘Harry’ has left the airwaves; his opinions will be missed

January 11, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE to allow Jim Harrison’s departure from Radio NL to go unacknowledged. Harrison stepped down from his job as news [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Trudeau comes out ahead when anti-pipeline hecklers throw mud

January 10, 2019 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. GIVE A HECKLER a microphone, and Justin Trudeau is at his best. The prime minister’s two-day chock-full-of-events visit to Kamloops got [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Ask not how to make PAC plan fail, but how to make it succeed

January 9, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WOULD BE very easy to poke holes in the new proposal for a performing arts centre unveiled on Tuesday. There are a lot of questions to be [Continue]

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]