Rothenburger

TNRD – Regional board denies application on marijuana facility

October 13, 2017 // 4 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD A zoning variance that an applicant said would make a large medical-marijuana facility viable was rejected Thursday (Oct. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Minimum turnout should be set for ‘prop rep’ referendum

October 12, 2017 // 14 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS LONG AS we’re going to be subjected to the proportional representation version of the old Ground Hog Day movie, we’d [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Public comments end; we’ve had every chance to vent on Ajax

October 11, 2017 // 2 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE PUBLIC COMMENT period — the latest and last public comment period — on Ajax quietly came to an end at midnight last [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Rafe Mair’s passing a sad loss for Canadian journalism

October 10, 2017 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CANADIAN JOURNALISM has lost one of its best. News came yesterday of the death of Rafe Mair — former talk-show host, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Retirement is OK, after work and on weekends

October 7, 2017 // 3 Comments

RETIREMENT is hard work. Five years ago I wrote a column on my first day of official retirement. I reflected on what it was like not going to work that day, attending to all [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Press the pause button on cannabis legalization

October 5, 2017 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SO NOW Justin Trudeau wants to make some money off the legalization of recreational marijuana. In a surprise move, he told [Continue]