WALSH – A Harsh Spotlight on the West’s Moral Bankruptcy, Part 2
MANY OF US want to protect Israel’s right to exist, but not while allowing another nation’s people to be destroyed. It’s already unacceptable that since Oct. 7, [Continue]
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WALSH – A harsh spotlight on the West’s moral bankruptcy
Official truths are often powerful illusions. The greatest crime of war is not only the loss of life, but the loss of truth. — John Pilger. I HAVE STRUGGLED to understand [Continue]
WALSH – Has fiscal responsibility gone out of style at the City council table?
IF YOU OWNED a piece of land you weren’t using, would you sell it at a 75 per cent discount so your neighbour could add it to their property, then subdivide for profit? Our [Continue]
WALSH – How much avoidable expense can Kamloops taxpayers bear?
HOW MUCH AVOIDABLE EXPENSE is the taxpayer expected to bear? To date, City administration hasn’t taken any responsibility or meted out any consequences for three recent [Continue]
WALSH – Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson deserves to be told what’s going on
WHY DID ACTING CAO Byron McCorkell inform the media and not the mayor about an issue directly involving City council? Especially given his regular position as community and [Continue]
WALSH – Gang of Eight sets up town hall meetings that are no such thing
WHAT ARE OUR City councillors and administrators so afraid of? It seems they’re only willing to have direct public engagement once every four years. Otherwise, why not hold [Continue]
WALSH – Why did Council erase efforts to save Noble Creek Irrigation System?
SOMETIMES I WONDER if my years on City council were a waste of time. We worked throughout the past term to get the Noble Creek Irrigation System running sustainably. [Continue]
WALSH – Whose responsibility is it to hold City Hall accountable?
RECENTLY, COUN. BASS explained that the reason she made a motion in conflict with the mayor’s notice of motion regarding town hall meetings was because she didn’t know [Continue]
WALSH – The double standard of who gets to say what in council meetings
IS COUN. KARPUK working too hard to impress his ‘gang of eight’ or is he simply lacking decorum? This is the second time in the past few weeks he has embarrassed himself [Continue]
WALSH – The road that led to taxpayers footing Coun. Neustaeter’s legal bill
CITY OF KAMLOOPS CAO David Trawin stated on the record April 11 that the councillors’ grandstanding on March 17 was a private event held by the councillors as individuals. [Continue]
WALSH – Forum on crime and social disorder offers a chance to engage
MARK YOUR CALENDARS for a good old-fashioned forum where people come out from behind their keyboards and talk to each other face to face. This Wednesday (June 21) at the TRU [Continue]
WALSH – No, holding a town hall meeting is not the movies
EDITOR’S NOTE: I’m pleased to announced that former Kamloops City councillor Denis Walsh joins ArmchairMayor.ca as a regular columnist today. He will focus on [Continue]
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