City council

EDITORIAL – It’s OK for council members to disagree with one another

June 27, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT SEEMS SELF-EVIDENT that every political body should have a code of conduct for itself but, surprisingly, it’s not always the case. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Issue of accessibility to civic politics deserves a broader look

April 19, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S HARD TO ARGUE against creating more opportunities for people to serve on City council and, indeed, not a single comment, let alone [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The case for better gender balance in civic election slates

April 13, 2022 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CIVIC ELECTION in Kamloops continues to warm up with yesterday’s announcement by former councillor Nancy Bepple that she’ll be in [Continue]

JOHNSON – Point by point, what will council candidates do with our money?

March 16, 2022 // 2 Comments

WITH THE UPCOMING municipal election in October, we find ourselves at the beginning of positional jockeying for council incumbents looking for re-election, and new Council [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Will slate politics make a real mark in this year’s civic election?

March 10, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS WILL HAVE at least one civic party — or slate — competing for spots in this year’s municipal elections. It’s not the first [Continue]

BEPPLE – Previous political experience a prerequisite for running for mayor

January 12, 2022 // 4 Comments

IF YOU WANT to be mayor of Kamloops, you’d better already be a politician. Or that’s what one would think looking at the past. In 1986, John Dormer, a local [Continue]