Rothenburger

ROTHENBURGER – If only we were this kind to animals all the time

July 29, 2017 // 1 Comment

ONE OF THE most popular places to volunteer during this wildfire summer is — any place with animals. Some days, the agencies that look after evacuated pets have more offers [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why can’t we accept a compliment for our prime minister?

July 28, 2017 // 7 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. “Justin Trudeau is trying to Make Canada Great Again. He is using, let us say, different methods.” — [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Nine billion reasons we should use cloth shopping bags

July 27, 2017 // 9 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHILE I WAS contemplating Wednesday’s editorial on plastic bags, I happened to pick up a copy of the National Post and [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The horror of separating plastic bags from our recycling

July 26, 2017 // 3 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IMAGINE, if you will, a household recycling bin. We all have them, right? We take a pop can and toss it into the bin, because [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Let Pride fly the rainbow flag at City Hall on parade day

July 25, 2017 // 4 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger THERE’S A difference between setting a precedent and making a one-time exception. And for just about every rule, [Continue]

BEING MAYOR – Life at City Hall, Chapter 1

July 24, 2017 // 5 Comments

In 2008, I began writing a series of articles on my experiences as the Mayor of Kamloops from 1999 to 2005. With a by-election for mayor and two council seats coming up Sept. [Continue]