Civic Election 2022

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]

KNOX – An election message from me, your beloved leader

October 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

MY FELLOW CITIZENS of Dysfunction-By-The-Sea, there is good news: I have decided to come to your rescue. How? By elbowing onto your ballot as a last-minute candidate in the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Time for Armchair Mayor’s campaign sign report card

October 8, 2022 // 3 Comments

PAY ATTENTION, CLASS, it’s time for the Armchair Mayor’s election campaign signs report card, which I’ve been providing each election since 2008. I probably pay more [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Candidates off to a slow start at first civic election forum

September 26, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FIRST FORUM of the civic election campaign is on the books and while none of the candidates stood out as obvious picks, it did provide [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Candidates have to do better at keeping signs cleaned up

September 22, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CIVIC ELECTION CANDIDATES have to do better at cleaning up their trashed and broken signs. Signs get vandalized in every election at every [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Running for two elected jobs at the same time should be banned

September 15, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LOTS OF FAMILIAR FACES will be on the civic-election campaign trail, and a lot of new ones, too. In some cases, it adds up to a 50 per cent [Continue]

CIVIC ELECTION 2022 – Nominations close, slates are set for Oct. 15 vote

September 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

Five candidates will seek to be the next mayor of Kamloops, while 23 will go after eight City council seats in the Oct. 15 (2022) civic election. Eleven others will campaign [Continue]

ELECTION 2022 – The loneliness (and stress) of the civic election candidate

September 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

This is nomination deadline day for local-government elections in B.C. I wrote the following column in 2014 as the election campaign wrapped up and I was reflecting on my [Continue]

CIVIC ELECTION – Applications for voting by mail in city are now open

September 6, 2022 // 0 Comments

Registration for mail ballot voting in the Kamloops 2022 Local General Election opened at 9 a.m. today (Sept. 6, 2022). Voters who wish to vote by mail must complete a form [Continue]

EDITORIAL – It’s the season of electioneering, and trashing signs

September 1, 2022 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CAMPAIGN SIGNS are springing up for the fall civic election already and, if this election is like those in the past, a lot of people will [Continue]