Royal B.C. Museum

EDITORIAL – The fiasco of the Royal B.C. Museum drags on without answers

February 21, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FIRST, THE ROYAL B.C. MUSEUM in Victoria was going to be torn down in order to “decolonize” it. Then, it needed to be torn down to get [Continue]

PROVINCIAL PULSE – Despite museum mess, NDP still comfortably ahead

June 16, 2022 // 1 Comment

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE June 16, 2022 – If there was ever a museum of political gaffes built in British Columbia, the rollout of the Royal BC Museum’s rebuild could [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Why we need to spend money on museums, theatres and Olympics

May 28, 2022 // 3 Comments

‘ALL WORK AND NO PLAY makes Jack a dull boy.’ Jack Nicholson typed it over and over again in The Shining as his character descended into madness. The proverb has been [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Thoughts for a long weekend – museums, Charles and what’s in a name

May 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

SOME SCATTERED THOUGHTS for a long weekend. A couple of kids were walking past the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria the other day. One girl was about 12, the other about 14. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Tearing down, rebuilding the B.C. Museum is a really bad idea

May 18, 2022 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN KAMLOOPS CITY COUNCIL approved funds for detailed design plans for an addition to the RCMP detachment building on Battle Street, I [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Why is the premier spending $1 billion on a vanity project?

May 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

Excerpt from Question Period, debate between Todd Stone and John Horgan, on Monday, May 16, 2022: T. Stone: I don’t mean to be glib, either, to the Premier. But if I [Continue]