Mel Rothenburger

Rothenburger — Options for performing arts centre may come down to zero

July 12, 2014 // 4 Comments

COLUMN — How many possible sites do you think there are for a new performing arts centre? Pick a card. Two? Three? Four? Or maybe none? This week’s revelation that [Continue]

Rothenburger — 67, and still asked for ID at the beer garden

July 5, 2014 // 3 Comments

COLUMN — Donna Martin looks young for her age but it’s been a long time since she was asked for photo ID to have a drink. That’s what happened on Canada Day at the beer [Continue]

Rothenburger — Great coffee, Mounties, CBC and Canada Day

June 28, 2014 // 0 Comments

COLUMN — The thing I like best about Canada Day is that it makes me stop and think about why I love my country, and my community. A few years ago, I made a Canada Day [Continue]

Rothenburger — Teachers might come back in vogue some day

June 21, 2014 // 1 Comment

COLUMN — Regional district director Ken Gillis was in fine fettle Friday, if you’ll excuse the alliteration. Jim Anderson and Colin O’Leary of Venture Kamloops were at [Continue]

Rothenburger — A silent protest, a consumer decision

June 14, 2014 // 3 Comments

COLUMN — I boycotted Dairyland this week. Sort of. I spent an extra few cents and bought a carton of Blackwell Dairy’s one-per-cent instead. Boycotting is not [Continue]

Not going to war can be an act of bravery, too

June 7, 2014 // 0 Comments

COLUMN — Somebody asked me just the other day if my father was in the war. I don’t know how we got talking about the Second World War, or about my father, but people [Continue]