Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – $75,000 cancer clinic lobby is now a bigger waste than ever

February 12, 2024 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SORRY TO REPEAT myself, but I’ve got to say again that spending $75,000 to lobby for something that’s already been approved is just [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – ‘Boy, asking questions around here is a tough gig’

February 10, 2024 // 12 Comments

ASKING QUESTIONS about the proposed performing arts centre better get a lot easier than it was in City council this week if the project is to succeed. Councillors approved [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Robinson’s exit a necessary cruelty in the business of politics

February 8, 2024 // 9 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. POLITICS IS A CRUEL business. You can be in it for all the right reasons. Serve your constituents well for many years. Achieve positive [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Let’s cheer for TRU to ignore council’s ultimatum on overpass

February 7, 2024 // 21 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HARDBALL WAS THE NAME of the game at Tuesday’s City council meeting as council members lambasted TRU over the proposed $10-million [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City-TNRD team approach to PAC challenging but worth exploring

February 6, 2024 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WITH THE ARTS CENTRE back for discussion, the City, at the prompting of Coun. Dale Bass, wants to talk to the regional district about [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What should Kamloops build as a really ‘iconic structure’?

February 5, 2024 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TOURISM KAMLOOPS wants to build an “iconic structure” for Kamloops. It just doesn’t know what it will be yet. Or where it will go. But [Continue]