TNRD

EDITORIAL – TNRD board members forget they’re in it for public service

November 30, 2023 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’VE SELDOM HEARD such nonsense from a politician as what’s been coming from Thompson-Nicola Regional District board chair Barbara Roden [Continue]

EDITORIAL – TNRD board gives itself a nice fat pay raise for Christmas

November 27, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT MUST BE CHRISTMAS. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District board, elected a year ago, has decided to follow tradition and give itself a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Spending $75,000 for cancer centre ‘advocacy’ is a total waste

November 15, 2023 // 9 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. GOVERNMENTS ARE GOOD at wasting money. We know that. Take, for example, a Thompson Regional Hospital District decision to pay $75,000 to a [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The important legacies of late TNRD chair Ken Gillis

September 16, 2023 // 4 Comments

I WAS IN MY TRUCK listening to the radio news on Thursday when I heard the shocking announcement that former Thompson-Nicola Regional District board chair Ken Gillis had [Continue]

RECYCLING – City’s recycling handled by TNRD in wake of Emterra fire

June 9, 2023 // 0 Comments

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District, City of Kamloops and Recycle BC have stepped in to ensure that recycling is still available following a fire at Emterra Environmental. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – First Nations membership on TNRD board a complicated challenge

May 13, 2023 // 1 Comment

RECONCILIATION is a challenging path to follow. It remains unclear as to what it will ultimately look like. It seems to me, though, that until there’s some sort of [Continue]