City council

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]

BEPPLE – Even politicians go to school

March 2, 2023 // 2 Comments

THIS WEEK, Kamloops City council is attending the three-day Local Government Leadership Academy in Kelowna. We’re there along with with hundreds of local council members [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Well that was a Tuesday afternoon we’ll never get back

March 1, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I COULD WRITE A BOOK about Tuesday’s Kamloops City council meeting. A title comes to mind: Gong Show 2. Unfortunately, I have only 325 [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Council should encourage dialogue with public, not shut it down

February 27, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S NOTHING UNUSUAL, or wrong, with putting limits on how long members of the public can speak to City council either at regular [Continue]

WALSH – Councillors put obstacles in front of people wanting to talk to them

February 24, 2023 // 4 Comments

By DENIS WALSH ArmchairMayor.ca contributor ON A LOCAL RADIO SHOW last week, Coun. Dale Bass justified her recent notice of motion by saying it would “Keep communication [Continue]

ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Announcing the Bad News Awards for 1975

February 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

For this week’s edition of Armchair Archives, we go back to 1976. The following column was published in The Kamloops News on Jan. 30, 1976, not long after I returned to [Continue]