Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Instead of a ward system, why not assign council ‘liaisons’?

June 7, 2017 // 1 Comment

THE KAMLOOPS by-election isn’t even official yet and already it has at least one issue — besides Ajax, that is. Mayoral candidate Dr. Cynthia Ross Friedman wants [Continue]

EDITORIAL – There’s no more time to delay Ajax decision

June 6, 2017 // 7 Comments

KAMLOOPS CITY council candidate Kevin Krueger wants to know why council is in a rush to make a decision on whether it supports the proposed Ajax mine. The Ajax question has [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Removal of statue of Judge Matthew Baillie Begbie misguided

June 5, 2017 // 5 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HOW FAR should we go in erasing recognition of those who played a role in wrongs and perceived wrongs of the past? At what [Continue]

TRUMP TWEETS OF THE WEEK – ‘No gun debate because they used knives’

June 4, 2017 // 1 Comment

Do you notice we are not having a gun debate right now? That's because they used knives and a truck! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2017 At least 7 [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – City council – throw the bums out, or steady as she goes?

June 3, 2017 // 4 Comments

CITY COUNCILS come in cycles, and Kamloops is about to start a new one. Those cycles consist of long stretches of stability followed by dramatic change. The current stability [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Let’s leave provincial politics out of mayoralty election

June 2, 2017 // 10 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS MUNICIPAL politics has thankfully remained untainted by partisan politics throughout its history, and thankfully so. [Continue]