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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]

TNRD – Monte Creek residents get fire service while new hall is built

January 9, 2023 // 0 Comments

Monte Creek residents now have fire protection. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District announced today (Jan. 9, 2023) that the new service came into effect Jan. 1 for 356 [Continue]

TNRD – The challenge of not being at the table for important decisions

December 16, 2022 // 4 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER ONE OF THE CHALLENGES of leaving public office is that you have to stand by and watch your successors mess with what you tried to accomplish. At [Continue]