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TNRD – The challenge of not being at the table for important decisions

December 16, 2022 // 4 Comments

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]

HEALTHCARE – Regional hospital directors pepper IH rep with concerns

June 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

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]

TNRD – Sometimes, we politicians forget to think like taxpayers

June 17, 2022 // 7 Comments

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]

TNRD – Board needs to focus on fixing problems instead of arguing

February 13, 2022 // 2 Comments

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]

TNRD – True heat waves are rare but ‘could happen again next summer’

September 16, 2021 // 2 Comments

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]

TNRD – Regional board votes to ask for B.C. state of emergency to fight fires

July 15, 2021 // 0 Comments

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]

TNRD – Process for getting rural fire protection requires several steps

June 11, 2021 // 1 Comment

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]

TNRD – Board takes steps to improve internal spending controls, oversight

March 13, 2021 // 5 Comments

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]

TNRD – ‘We have to do better. We will do better,” says board chair Gillis

March 1, 2021 // 4 Comments

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]

TNRD – Board imposes two-drink limit on itself for events it hosts

July 17, 2020 // 6 Comments

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 votes to investigate costs of live streaming its meetings

July 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

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]

TNRD – Regional district board hires new chief administrative officer

July 16, 2020 // 1 Comment

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]

TNRD – Regional board to discuss proposal to live stream its meetings

June 19, 2020 // 1 Comment

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]

TNRD – Three local governing bodies to look at sharing meeting venue

June 19, 2020 // 1 Comment

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]