Good news, bad news in building stats for Kamloops
NEWS — Building activity was off target in 2013 and “significantly lower” than 2012, says a report going to City council on Tuesday. But there’s good news and bad [Continue]
City Hall
Tough to argue with recommendation to hike parking meter rates
It’s very hard to argue with City administration’s case for increasing metered parking to $1 an hour downtown. As presented at today’s City council meeting by bylaws [Continue]
Cavers’ hostel gambit sends the right message
When five Kamloops City councilors attended the Southern Interior Local Government Association convention in Revelstoke, they stayed in hotels. Except Donovan Cavers, who [Continue]
David Trawin a good pick for City’s top administrative job
In some circles, City council’s choice for its next chief administrative officer is a surprise. There are many reasons, though, that David Trawin will be the kind of CAO [Continue]
Hiring a new CAO not for the faint of heart
If ever there was a time for mayor and council to acknowledge their limitations, this is it. A stopper needs to be put in any delusions that hiring a new chief administrative [Continue]
My two lives with City CAO Randy Diehl
Whenever Randy Diehl gets really cheesed off with somebody, his first impulse is to reach for the phone. After resisting that temptation, he writes a scorching memo or email. [Continue]
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