City of Kamloops

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]

ROTHENBURGER – Shutting down City’s Facebook comments is the wrong move

June 18, 2022 // 1 Comment

HERE WE GO AGAIN with Internet incivility. This time, the City of Kamloops has banned commenters from its Facebook page. I think it’s the wrong move, but let’s look at [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Better roads would cut fatalities but human error still kills

May 17, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WAY TOO MANY people die in traffic accidents around here. We all know that. The City of Kamloops wants to do something about it, and hopes [Continue]

RECONCILIATION – City and TteS team up for ‘togetherness’ banner project

October 8, 2021 // 0 Comments

The City will team up with Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (TteS) on a banner project. On Thursday, (Oct, 7, 2021) the banners on the exterior of City Hall were replaced with a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City’s loss of a million dollars in funding is a head scratcher

September 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A MILLION DOLLARS is not chump change, especially to taxpayers. City council has been scratching its head over how Kamloops lost out on a [Continue]

POLICE – Suspect caught in City Hall break-in; chain of office still missing

September 13, 2021 // 1 Comment

A number of electronics were returned to City Hall and a man was arrested, thanks to the help of a City of Kamloops employee. However, the mayor’s chain of office is [Continue]

COVID – Several City of Kamloops facilities will require vaccination card

September 10, 2021 // 0 Comments

Access to several City of Kamloops facilities will require proof of vaccination starting Monday (Sept. 13, 2021). Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced a [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Will council’s ‘bold move’ usher in a new era of planning?

July 24, 2021 // 0 Comments

‘BOLD LEADERSHIP’ has been a self-described aspiration of Kamloops City council since it took office almost three years ago. “Bold leadership for a strong, inclusive, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Planting a memorial tree shouldn’t be nearly this difficult

July 17, 2021 // 1 Comment

THE NARROW STREET that winds through 1950 Braeview Place is lined with trees and bushes. In front of each townhouse, a Saskatoon, hawthorn, cedar or red crabapple lends shade [Continue]

CITY – Third Avenue pedestrian bridge, Sandman Centre to get sprucing up

May 20, 2021 // 1 Comment

Two downtown civic structures will get a sprucing up this summer — the 3rd Avenue pedestrian bridge and Sandman Centre. The City has hired Unitech Construction Management [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: The ‘broken trust’ between City Hall and Rose Hill

March 27, 2021 // 4 Comments

THE TOP OF ROSE HILL is very different from what you might have seen the last time you drove up there. The area immediately south of the original subdivision — at the point [Continue]

BEPPLE – Shouldn’t homeless people have a place to sit, too?

September 16, 2020 // 7 Comments

THERE ARE THINGS we do because of bylaws, and then there are things we do just because they are the right thing to do. We have bylaws for dog licenses, noise, and unsightly [Continue]

BEPPLE – City zoning needs more flexibility for smaller households

August 26, 2020 // 3 Comments

ANYONE INTERESTED in housing in Kamloops should consider reading the City of Kamloops’ Housing Needs Assessment report adopted by Kamloops City council at this week’s [Continue]

BEPPLE – City’s annual report long on sunny ways, short on tackling issues

August 12, 2020 // 2 Comments

SUNNY WAYS. Collins Dictionary defines it as “an upbeat and conciliatory political approach”. That just about sums up the City of Kamloops 2019 annual report that came [Continue]