Civic Election 2022

EDITORIAL – Fining candidate for omission on election sign is over-reach

October 3, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rotrhenburger ELECTIONS RULES are in place for good reason — they make sure candidates are playing fair. Civic politicians are among those who have to [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The hidden pain of all the candidates who run and lose

November 5, 2022 // 2 Comments

INAUGURAL MEETINGS are, in essence, a victory celebration for the winners. Throughout the province, City councils, regional district boards and school boards have been [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Hamer-Jackson deserves a chance to test his ideas

October 22, 2022 // 3 Comments

AND NOW FOR something completely different. A week later, what happened on election day is starting to sink in. A guy few initially expected to win is the mayor-elect of [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – When it comes to turnouts in civic elections, size matters

October 15, 2022 // 1 Comment

BIG DAY TODAY — the day we get to pick our new mayors and councils. When I say ‘we,’ I mean those of us who actually do vote. We are a mere one-third of those who are [Continue]

LETTER – On endorsements: having more information is never bad

October 13, 2022 // 2 Comments

I read with interest your column about candidate endorsements (EDITORIAL – Endorsing civic election candidates is a waste of time and effort). Once again, we disagree! [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Endorsing civic election candidates is a waste of time and effort

October 13, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IS THERE ANY POINT to endorsing civic-election candidates? It doesn’t seem to make any difference in the outcome. The Kamloops and [Continue]