Andrew Yarmie

Answer Man: reader wants to know the story behind the old Fort House on Fortune Drive

May 24, 2014 // 3 Comments

Dear Answer Man, Re: the Fort House. Is there any historical significance to this large home at the corner of Fort and Fortune? As it is located near the reported landing of [Continue]

Heritage Commission gets its wish to remain separate from Community Arts Commission

April 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ CITY HALL — The Kamloops Heritage Commission got its wish for independence as City council voted today not to merge it with the Community Arts Commission. They made [Continue]

Heritage group deserves to speak its mind

April 9, 2014 // 0 Comments

WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — There’s an old saying that goes like this: when in doubt, wait. That would have been good advice for City staff to take heed of when [Continue]

Heritage commission asks City council to put brakes on merger with arts commission

April 8, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — The City’s heritage commission wants the brakes put on its merger with the cultural commission. Heritage commission chair Andrew Yarmie says in a letter to City [Continue]

Heritage group ‘very uncomfortable’ with merger with arts

February 18, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — An afternoon of proclamations today was mostly about good work being done by several organizations but it also provided an opportunity for a complaint by City [Continue]

A failure to communicate between council, heritage group

January 24, 2014 // 0 Comments

THE ARMCHAIR MAYOR COLUMN — There seems to be a failure to communicate between City Hall and the Kamloops Heritage Commission. The role of commission members is to advise [Continue]

Chair says heritage group not consulted on sale of CN building

January 24, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — The City’s decision to sell the historic CN station building to a private developer for $1 was made without asking the Kamloops Heritage Commission what it [Continue]