Rothenburger

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Cost of body-worn cameras for police will be worth it

December 1, 2024 // 0 Comments

NOTE: The following editorial was originally published March 7, 2023. Body cams have now been approved by Kamloops Mounties beginning Dec. 9. The units will cost $3,000 each [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – A question arises, what should Coun. Bill Sarai do now?

November 29, 2024 // 16 Comments

COUN. BILL SARAI isn’t talking to the Armchair Mayor about the audio recording of a conversation with Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson but he’s been talking to Castanet about it. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Are council chambers the best place to air dirty laundry?

November 27, 2024 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FREQUENT INTERJECTIONS by Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson during the public submissions section of yesterday’s (Nov. 26, 2024) City council [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Capping international student numbers a bad move

November 26, 2024 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT SHOULD BE no surprise that the federal government’s limits on international-student enrolment is creating a cash crisis for [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The metrics of dampening the public’s voice at council meetings

November 25, 2024 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN PUBLIC INQUIRIES — that is, whether or not there should be such a thing at regular City council meetings — came up for discussion [Continue]