Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Is this the year for a marquee Kamloops sign and other budget goodies?

February 15, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT DO YOU THINK of a big marquee style sign in Riverside Park somewhere near Sandman Centre? Or how about better benches and planters in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Comprehensive plan is needed to stop Yellowhead carnage

February 14, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE ARE MANY IDEAS on how to fix the Yellowhead Highway. A couple of recent tragedies in the area south of Barriere have renewed the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Remembering the legacies of Cliff Branchflower and Pat Wallace

February 13, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. VERY FEW PEOPLE in civic politics or community service can be considered icons, but Kamloops lost two of them on the weekend. Former mayor [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Without fries and gravy, can the new version of Zellers bring back the feeling?

February 11, 2023 // 0 Comments

HOW CAN ANYONE FORGET sitting in The Skillet enjoying a Z-Burger, milkshake and Golden Fries with gravy? Anyone of a certain age, that is? Ever since the recent announcement [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – And so then I said, ‘Martin, I love your work’

February 10, 2023 // 0 Comments

Kamloops folks are used to seeing film productions in town nowadays but, back in 1989, it was a new and exciting thing. That was the year Martin and Charlie Sheen were in [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Want to retire? Make sure you have $1.7 million in the bank

February 9, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HOW MUCH do you think you’ll need to retire? Maybe the real question should be, how long do you think it will take you to store away $1.7 [Continue]