Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Caputo’s contradiction: yes to food banks, no to school food bill

December 20, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT SEEMS A CONTRADICTION that MP Frank Caputo tweeted a photo of himself and some local politicians and others at the Holiday Train the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The next time you want to chew out a store clerk, think twice

December 19, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. RETAIL WORKERS have a tough job this time of year. Any time of year, actually, but things get especially hectic during the Christmas season. [Continue]

TNRD – Directors fix broken pay bylaw, big raises for 2024 are now official

December 18, 2023 // 5 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER ArmchairMayor.ca The Thompson-Nicola Regional District board’s handsome pay increase is now official. The board has fixed a glitch in its [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Stop complaining about the tax hike; the days of 2% are over

December 18, 2023 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I CAN’T WAIT to see what City Hall staff comes up with in the way of ideas for reducing the projected 10.81 per cent tax increase for [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Got the Christmas blues? I’ve got good news and bad news

December 16, 2023 // 2 Comments

WHEN YOU ADD IT all up, there’s good reason to be depressed this Christmas. When so much bad is going on all around us, the “Merry” in Merry Christmas, the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – It’s time to crack down on those frenetic little guys on bicycles

December 14, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A SEEMINGLY MINOR INCIDENT tucked at the bottom of this week’s Kamloops RCMP summary of calls resulted in some interesting reaction from [Continue]