Rothenburger

FARTGATE – What Karpuk said, what the mayor said, what the CHBA said

June 30, 2023 // 4 Comments

Confused about what was said and what wasn’t said in the Fartgate fiasco? Here’s the text of the confrontation at Tuesday’s (June 27, 2023) City council meeting between [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How Coun. Karpuk blew it on the Fartgate file

June 29, 2023 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DID YOU HEAR THE ONE about the City councillor who accused the mayor of telling a fart joke at a dinner event? Turns out the councillor blew [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Byelection results say very little about state of B.C. politics

June 28, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LET’S TAKE A BREAK from the usual petty, sourpuss politics at City Hall — which carried on unabated yesterday — and take a look at the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘What are we trying to achieve by answering questions?’

June 27, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE OF THE MYSTERIES surrounding the joint statement by eight City councillors last March aimed at Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is their refusal [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: In search of a definition for residential school denialism

June 24, 2023 // 2 Comments

THE STORY of a skeptic who showed up at the Kamloops residential school with a shovel in hand, ready to start digging for unmarked graves, came to light in an unusual way. It [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Forum on drugs and social disorder provided plenty to think about

June 22, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS RESIDENTS — those who turned out for a community forum last night — were given a lot to think about when it comes to drug [Continue]