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EDITORIAL – Making decisions now vs. kicking the can to the next council

August 12, 2026 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIS TIME OF YEAR, an election year that is, City councils often wrestle with whether to make decisions now or take the lame duck approach [Continue]

WILDFIRES – Nature parks remain open but City urges extreme caution

August 11, 2026 // 0 Comments

With extreme fire danger conditions affecting the region, the City of Kamloops is urging residents to exercise extreme caution and remain vigilant to help prevent and quickly [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Confusion over mayor’s absence all came down to blocked texts

August 10, 2026 // 12 Comments

SO THE ANSWER to why Mike O’Reilly told a City council meeting that Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson was a no-show, and hadn’t let anyone know about it, comes down to blocked [Continue]

EDITORIAL – An awkward time to bring up the issue of City council paycheques

August 8, 2026 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIS COULD be fun. The matter of City council paycheques comes up for discussion at next week’s regular meeting. The proposal in front [Continue]

SINGH – The City council cleanup in Aisle 6!

August 7, 2026 // 4 Comments

By ARJUN SINGH Kamloops Chronicle OVER COFFEE recently with a strong candidate running for city council, this candidate shared that the next council term will be a “clean [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Fixing Seymour Street remains little more than a dream

August 7, 2026 // 2 Comments

BRINGING TWO-WAY traffic back to Seymour Street has been a dream for at least a couple of decades. Every few years, traffic planners present a new report to City council that [Continue]