City of Kamloops

EDITORIAL – Time to reconsider City’s decision to ban Facebook comments

May 11, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. COMMUNICATION is a two-way street. It’s an exchange, a receiving as well as giving of information. Kamloops City Hall sometimes forgets [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Fifty years ago, a brand new City of Kamloops was forged

May 6, 2023 // 0 Comments

FIFTY YEARS AGO, Kamloops was in trouble, unable to get its act together. If you think it has problems now, you should have been around back then. The only answer was to [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Design for new building beside old train station is out of place

April 27, 2023 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOMETIMES I THINK there isn’t an architect in Kamloops with imagination, not a single developer with any historical sense of the city, not [Continue]

LETTER – Some thoughts on the approval of the outdoor skating rink

April 23, 2023 // 4 Comments

Regarding approval of the outdoor rink. In the early 90’s, Barnhartvale moms with babies decided our playground needed more than two swings and one slide. The City required [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Westsyde Road project is a good start but there’s a long way to go

March 23, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. GOT A CARD in the mail this week informing me that work is about to start on a new multi-use pathway along Westsyde Road between Batchelor [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Sure, we need more colour on our buildings, but how much?

February 22, 2023 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’VE BEEN TRYING to figure out how I feel about a new development at the corner of First Avenue and Columbia Street that’s coming up for [Continue]

BEPPLE – Strategic plans make a difference, even when things don’t go as planned

January 25, 2023 // 4 Comments

THIS WEEK, Kamloops City council sits down to make the strategic plan for the next four years. Myself and other council members will set down goals for what we want to [Continue]

BEPPLE – Things are good in Kamloops but not as good as they used to be

January 19, 2023 // 2 Comments

THINGS ARE NOT AS GOOD as they used to be in Kamloops. The Citizen Satisfaction Survey results for 2022 are out. Whereas the quality of life was rated good or very [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Citizen satisfaction survey confirms what we already knew

January 19, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial byMel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS FOLKS aren’t as happy as they used to be. The Citizen Satisfaction Survey has been unveiled and the findings show residents of the [Continue]

BEPPLE – Shifting issues mean City Hall must evolve

January 10, 2023 // 1 Comment

BACK IN OCTOBER and November 2022, City of Kamloops undertook a Citizen Satisfaction Survey. The survey, which is undertaken every few years, measures the mood of the city. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New signals at Highland intersection but what about Vicars?

December 15, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE INTERSECTION at Highland Road and Valleyview Drive got a new traffic signal yesterday. It features a red flashing light in all four [Continue]

TRAFFIC – Highland Road-Valleyview Drive intersection gets new signal

December 13, 2022 // 1 Comment

The intersection of Highland Road and Valleyview Drive will get a new traffic signal. City Hall said in a news release Monday (Dec. 12, 2022) the new signal will enhance the [Continue]

CITY HALL – Statement issued on this week’s closed council meetings

December 9, 2022 // 2 Comments

Statement issued by the City of Kamloops today (Nov. 9, 2022) regarding this weeks closed meetings regarding the mayor: Kamloops City Council values transparency in [Continue]

CITY – Unclaimed bikes, surplus furniture, equipment to go on the block

July 27, 2022 // 1 Comment

The City of Kamloops, in partnership with Team Auctions, will host a three-day event Aug. 4–6, 2022, to auction off hundreds of surplus assets. Both new and used assets [Continue]