Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Sometimes, Donald, Canada has to stop playing Nice Guy

August 22, 2026 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WE SHOULD ALL be proud Canadians today. The Orange Bully pushed and pushed and we stood our ground — no bad deals. Prime Minister Mark [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Full slate of incumbents sets up fascinating choice for voters

August 18, 2026 // 10 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOW THAT Katie Neustaeter has announced her candidacy for a second term on Kamloops City council, voters will have a full slate of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Is it really a surprise that Milobar has quit the Conservatives?

August 14, 2026 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SO PETER MILOBAR, ex-BC Liberal, ex-BC United, is now an ex-BC Conservative and a newly independent MLA. He announced today (Aug. 14, 2026) [Continue]

REID ALL ABOUT IT – Who knew what, and when, about those blocked texts?

August 13, 2026 // 3 Comments

An occasional glimpse into the mayoral life of Reid Hamer-Jackson. THE SUBJECT of Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s texts to Coun. Mike O’Reilly has gotten some traction in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Making decisions now vs. kicking the can to the next council

August 12, 2026 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIS TIME OF YEAR, an election year that is, City councils often wrestle with whether to make decisions now or take the lame duck approach [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Confusion over mayor’s absence all came down to blocked texts

August 10, 2026 // 12 Comments

SO THE ANSWER to why Mike O’Reilly told a City council meeting that Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson was a no-show, and hadn’t let anyone know about it, comes down to blocked [Continue]