Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Much to be thankful for on Canada Day, including our name

July 1, 2024 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘I READ IN ONE NEWSPAPER not less than a dozen attempts to derive a new name,” Thomas Darcy McGee, one of the fathers of confederation, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The presidential debate was a complete disaster for democracy

June 28, 2024 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LET’S BE CLEAR, Donald Trump didn’t win last night’s presidential debate. He was his usual self, arrogant, nasty, ill-informed. And he [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Can taxpayers be convinced to foot a $275 million bill for PAC Plus?

June 25, 2024 // 10 Comments

GO BIG OR GO HOME could be the slogan for plans to build more cultural and recreation facilities approved by Kamloops City council today (June 25, 2024). Taxpayers will be [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sure, the Oilers lost, but it’s not exactly a national crisis

June 25, 2024 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I WENT TO SLEEP last night feeling disappointed. I woke up this morning feeling somewhat depressed. As the day got underway, that was [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City bureaucrats got it half right on Canada Day fireworks display

June 21, 2024 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CITY’s BUREAUCRACY has it half right with its decision about fireworks for the upcoming Canada Day weekend. The use of so-called [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – A short history of confidentiality at Kamloops City Hall

June 18, 2024 // 7 Comments

SO KAMLOOPS CITY COUNCILLORS have approved a motion to bar Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson from closed meetings of committees based on a claim that he’s proven he can’t be [Continue]