By MEL ROTHENBURGER ONE OF THE CHALLENGES of leaving public office is that you have to stand by and watch your successors mess with what you tried to accomplish. At [Continue]
Interior Health got an earful this week from the Thompson Regional Hospital District board of directors about the state of healthcare in the region. The hospital district [Continue]
By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD Sometimes politicians forget to think like taxpayers. Take Thursday’s meetings of the Thompson Regional Hospital [Continue]
This article by Mel Rothenburger, Director for TNRD Electoral Area P, was originally published on the Area P Post website on Feb. 11, 2022. TNRD board directors need to [Continue]
By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD The heat dome of this past summer was a once-in-1,000-year event but don’t expect another thousand years to pass before [Continue]
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors unanimously passed a motion today (July 15, 2021) asking the provincial government to declare a provincial state of [Continue]
THE TRAGIC FIRE in the Monte Creek area this week has raised questions about fire service in rural areas, so for those who aren’t familiar with the current process, I’ll [Continue]
By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P The Thompson-Nicola Regional District board took several expense-control measures at its meeting this week (March 11, 2021). An [Continue]
Thompson-Nicola Regional District board Chair Ken Gillis released the following statement today (March 1, 2021) during a media conference on TNRD expenses. Good morning and [Continue]
By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Area P, TNRD Should taxpayers pay for the alcohol consumed by directors at events hosted by the TNRD? If so, how much? Those were questions [Continue]
TNRD board meetings may soon be live streamed if a study of costs and equipment is favourable. My motion to investigate requirements for live streaming the meetings was [Continue]
The TNRD has a new chief administrative officer. The board of directors appointed Scott Hildebrand to the job Thursday (July 16, 2020), succeeding Sukh Gill. Hildebrand has [Continue]
By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD Regional district meetings could be live streamed in future if a proposal gains enough support from board members. I [Continue]
By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD Three local governments may team up to create a single venue for their meetings. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District [Continue]