Letters

LETTER – Those who foot the bill face escalating Kamloops property taxes

October 26, 2025 // 4 Comments

Mr. Rothenburger, My wife and I moved from the Lower Mainland to my hometown of Kamloops a few years ago to be closer to family while enjoying the lower cost of home [Continue]

LETTER – Being a ‘surviving twin’ leaves a special kind of vacuum

October 18, 2025 // 0 Comments

Dear Armchair Mayor, I feel that many people received something of value when earlier this year you wrote about suicide. It is extremely difficult to lose someone you know [Continue]

LETTER – Kamloops deserves better than this ‘spend and tax’ City council

October 18, 2025 // 2 Comments

Mel, this is my impression of current performance of the “spend and tax“ city council. Kamloops residents are facing another hit to their wallets. At a recent city [Continue]

LETTER – The Jamieson Creek problems caused by squatters are escalating

October 10, 2025 // 1 Comment

Further correspondence regarding the concerns of residents about squatters in the Jamieson Creek corridor. This letter was written by Jayme Hallstrom in response to one from [Continue]

LETTER – Tyee needs to get the facts right on municipal chaos

October 9, 2025 // 3 Comments

Re: REID ALL ABOUT IT – ‘Mayor of Chaos’ rehashes a lot of very old news Great story Mel, As the former Mayor of Harrison Hot Springs (2022-2024), and [Continue]

LETTER – The Kamloops City council has done it again

October 8, 2025 // 4 Comments

In the most outrageous misuse of a legal loophole yet, Kamloops City Council has approved the use of the Alternate Approval Process (AAP) to finance over $200 million in new [Continue]