City council

CITY HALL WARS – Mayor fires back at statement by ‘Kamloops City Council’

August 8, 2023 // 8 Comments

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson fired back today (Aug. 8, 2023) at a “Statement From Kamloops City Council” emailed to media late last week. Hamer-Jackson sent out his [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Recall legislation doesn’t exist for local governments, but it should

July 15, 2023 // 2 Comments

THE MOST COMMON QUESTION I get asked these days is, “How do we fire a City council?” The answer is, very slowly, if at all. It’s hard enough getting rid of one member [Continue]

PETERS – Little chance a community forum would be constructive

June 10, 2023 // 2 Comments

IF MAYOR REID HAMER-JACKSON gets his wish to hold a large community town hall meeting, I will not be volunteering to moderate. Unlike the Armchair Mayor, I don’t see any [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City council’s dysfunction just keeps getting nastier and meaner

May 31, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BY THE TIME Kamloops City council struggled through its latest and longest sad attempt to do the public’s business Tuesday, the world had [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Say goodbye to any hope of peace between mayor, council

March 18, 2023 // 5 Comments

AS THE NOON HOUR APPROACHED Friday, six Kamloops City councillors got up and left a Thompson-Nicola Regional District strategic planning meeting at the Delta Hotel. The [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What if politicians got their ducks in a row and parked the jargon?

March 6, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DID YOU KNOW that Kamloops is going to get a new piece in the housing continuum? Yes, indeed, I watched the most recent meeting of Kamloops [Continue]