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ROTHENBURGER – ‘They really must do something’ about crime but what, and who’s ‘they’?

May 15, 2021 // 1 Comment

THEY REALLY MUST DO SOMETHING. That’s what we usually say when we’re frustrated about the way things are going but have no answers to offer. When we don’t even know who [Continue]

LETTER – Kamloops in a state of siege: ‘We own these streets so F-off’

May 13, 2021 // 10 Comments

Mayor Ken Christian Superintendent Syd Lecky, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Re: Community Criminality and Lack of Accountability. “We Own These Streets so F-off” This is [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Conflict rules for City councillors a case of ‘if it ain’t broke’

May 1, 2021 // 0 Comments

CONFLICT OF INTEREST rules are something no politician wants to run afoul of. It can cost them their job. That’s why they tend to be extra-careful, even overly careful, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Paycheques tell the tale of who gets what at City Hall

August 22, 2020 // 0 Comments

ARE CITY EMPLOYEES and City council worth their paycheques? That’s a subjective question if there ever was one but first you have to know how much they’re getting paid. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Just for you, a straight-forward explanation of tax deadlines

May 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

YOU’VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE figuring out the new City of Kamloops tax-payment deadlines, right? You’re not alone; the city has tried to explain it several times and [Continue]

BEPPLE – It’s time Kamloops got a larger public gallery in its city hall

September 11, 2019 // 1 Comment

AS WE LAUNCH into the 43rd election for the federal government, we shouldn’t forget that democracy is not just about the day we vote for who we want in power. It’s also [Continue]