City council

BEPPLE – Boards need more diversity to reflect the many faces of Kamloops

June 17, 2020 // 3 Comments

PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU stated this week that systemic racism will be eliminated from federal government institutions and agencies. The question is how? What I [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Council’s budget redo solves shortfall but offers little tax relief

April 22, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS RESIDENTS won’t be getting the big tax cut many had likely been hoping for but, all things considered, City council has taken a [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – When municipal politicians think they’re worth too much

January 25, 2020 // 2 Comments

HOW MUCH IS a municipal politician worth? A common answer among taxpayers is likely to be, less than they’re getting. It’s a serious question, though, and a [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Loosening reins on committee meetings a good step

January 22, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS CITY COUNCIL took a tentative step toward greater transparency and engagement Tuesday (Jan. 21, 2020). At a committee of the whole [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Five important things Kamloops must get done in 2020

December 28, 2019 // 4 Comments

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS have never been much of a thing with me. I tend to make them as easy as possible in order to avoid failure. In 2020, for example, I will vow to pay [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Time to stop shifting city taxes onto shoulders of homeowners

December 4, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOBODY WOULD DENY the importance of heavy industry to the economy of Kamloops but when it comes to taxes, who comes first — homeowners or [Continue]

BEPPLE – Neighbourhoods need to be for people, not for vehicles

November 6, 2019 // 2 Comments

MOST PUBLIC HEARINGS for proposed land use rezonings at the City of Kamloops proceed with little notice or concern of the public. It takes a matter of controversy and [Continue]

BEPPLE – Government is like sweeping a floor: take care of the edges first

September 4, 2019 // 2 Comments

MY GRANDMOTHER ALWAYS SAID, when you’re sweeping a floor, you should sweep the edges and the corners first. Leave the large centre until last. She would tell me take care [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Busking bylaw was a solution looking for a problem

June 1, 2019 // 1 Comment

It was an attempt to increase the quality of busking, but what about the quality of panhandling? THE ‘STREET PERFORMANCE’ issue appears to finally be put to rest and [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Afternoon council meetings win the day over evenings

May 13, 2019 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE IDEA OF HOLDING regular Kamloops City council meetings in the evening instead of afternoon was worth looking at but a staff report on [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sad fact is that the answer to opioid crisis continues to elude us

April 10, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FRUSTRATION WITH what seems like the losing battle against opioid addiction was obvious Tuesday when Interior Health representatives talked [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Coffee shop democracy is always the best kind

April 6, 2019 // 4 Comments

IT’S 20 AFTER 4 on Thursday afternoon at the Moustache and Go coffee shop on Tranquille Road. The Moustache and Go has only been open a couple of weeks and its sign [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Actions will speak louder than words in City-TteS agreement

March 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE RELATIONSHIP between the City of Kamloops and the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc is often heralded as the way things should work between [Continue]

BEPPLE – If City councillors add evening meetings, they should be paid more

February 27, 2019 // 3 Comments

CITY OF KAMLOOPS Coun. Dale Bass has found out that City council meets on Tuesdays during the day, and she wants to change it. Actually, she knew it all along, from her years [Continue]