REID ALL ABOUT IT – What are ‘coffee’ meetings with the CAO all about?
An occasional glimpse into the mayoral life of Reid Hamer-Jackson. The mayor wants to know what “coffees with Byron” are all about, and whether they represent [Continue]
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EDITORIAL – Whatever is Middleton thinking with her notice of motion?
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOMETIMES one has to wonder where politicians’ brains are at. Tomorrow, at a regular meeting of Kamloops City council, Coun. Margot [Continue]
EDITORIAL – The crazy old world of B.C. politics is running true to form
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SAY WHAT YOU WILL about B.C. Politics — it’s never boring. So, today (Sept. 20, 2026), Kerry-Lynne (“I’m not going anywhere”) [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Request from City’s privacy officer was dressed as an order
PRIVACY IS SERIOUS BUSINESS. When it comes to public bodies, it’s the flip side of transparency. In B.C. there’s a lot of regulation around it, particularly in the [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – ‘Friend Mel’s’ assessment of closed meetings
SINCE I’VE BEEN NAMED in emails between Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and Coun. Bill Sarai on the issue of closed council meetings, let’s get into it. On Aug. 12, [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – 9-11 anniversary a reminder that Canada is a good friend
EVERYBODY WHO was alive 25 years ago remembers where they were when the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York came down on Sept. 11, 2001. I certainly do. I was [Continue]
