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EDITORIAL – Once upon a time there was a plan for a new City Hall

January 17, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LET ME TELL YOU a story. Fifteen years ago, a committee of City council was formed to identify possible sites for a new City Hall. It was [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Getting the cold shoulder from City Hall

September 11, 2018 // 0 Comments

LOOKING BACK at past columns and thinking about trends in the comments, messages and emails, I’ve noticed how a number of them seem to come down to issues of accountability [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Will party politics make a return to Kamloops City Hall?

July 30, 2018 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IS IT TIME to party — so to speak — in Kamloops City Hall? What brings the question to mind in a round-about way is Ontario Premier Doug [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Some things we’ll be hearing from candidates in election

July 24, 2018 // 2 Comments

A QUESTION I’m often asked these days is whether or not I’m again running for mayor or perhaps City councillor. Well, if last year’s by-election taught me anything, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Public inquiries at council meetings are good entertainment

July 10, 2018 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF YOUR SCHEDULE doesn’t allow you the time to take in Music in the Park or other local entertainment, the Public Inquiries section of [Continue]

PETERS – Logic of City Hall restructuring not immediately apparent

March 5, 2018 // 1 Comment

AND THEN there were four. City of Kamloops CAO David Trawin announced last week there would only be four senior managers reporting to him instead of five after David [Continue]