Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – New parking rate plan feels like a City Hall money grab

August 21, 2025 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DOWNTOWN SHOPPERS have had it pretty good for a long time. Aside from City Hall’s insistence that there’s adequate parking in the core [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Is harsh punishment meted out to mayor proportionate?

August 18, 2025 // 6 Comments

SEVERAL THINGS about a new report finding that Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson was in a conflict of interest over a vote on a new homeless shelter are troubling. The report itself [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Latest Sarai-RHJ clash fortunately didn’t taint Hot Nite

August 11, 2025 // 5 Comments

IN THE INTERESTS of telling both sides of the story, I’ll do my best to describe the circumstances of the confrontation between Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and Coun. Bill [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sometimes, government can make ‘reconciliation’ a bit ridiculous

August 10, 2025 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. RECONCILIATION IS something we must take seriously, because it’s important, but sometimes it can get a bit silly because governments have [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Do we all feel better about Kamloops after this past week?

August 2, 2025 // 7 Comments

SO DO WE ALL FEEL better about the state of City Hall, and the city, than we did a week ago? Do we feel more confident about the direction in which the city is heading, more [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Were media slow or biased about break-in at mayor’s business?

July 30, 2025 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF ANY OTHER business in town had been trashed as thoroughly in an overnight break-in as Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s was, it surely would [Continue]