City of Kamloops

EDITORIAL – How much money is being wasted on Victoria Street West project?

March 12, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. GET READY TO PRACTICE your zipper merge. Remember 2015, when the Overlanders Bridge was being rehabilitated and we spent eight months [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The big difference between listening and empowering

February 9, 2019 // 2 Comments

ENGAGEMENT, CONSULTATION AND TRANSPARENCY are big words in governments of all levels right now. Issues like pipeline expansion, electoral reform and First Nations rights come [Continue]

BEPPLE – Open house on secondary suites showed positive side of politics

February 6, 2019 // 2 Comments

SOMETIMES IT’S HARD not to become jaded and pessimistic about politics. After the last two years of watching President Trump lead the U.S. into more and more chaos, [Continue]

FORSETH – A look at the proposed 3.38 percent hike for Kamloops taxpayers

January 15, 2019 // 6 Comments

NOT THAT MANY days ago, Kris Sims, the B.C. Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, stated that, “… people should brace for big tax hikes on a number of fronts [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Naming public facilities after sponsors is a tricky business

January 8, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT USED TO BE that we named public facilities after geographical locations or people who had done a lot for the community or the country. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Ex-councillor’s proposal on City-speak is worth talking about

January 7, 2019 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TWO AND A HALF MONTHS after Donovan Cavers lost his seat in the civic election, he remains a regular fixture at Kamloops City Council [Continue]

PETERS – Kamloops election results should put an end to ward system talk

November 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

WE’RE REALLY NOT ALL THAT DIFFERENT across this city. Kamloops This Week printed a helpful little breakdown this week that showed how different neighbourhoods voted in [Continue]

WHAT’S UP DOWNTOWN – The 4th Avenue Pedestrian Plaza pilot project

July 23, 2018 // 3 Comments

A COMMON THEME is present in many city and community plans these days, one encouraging and promoting a walkable urban environment. Downtown Kamloops has a reputation as being [Continue]

FLOOD WATCH – Barnhartvale Road closes as Campbell Creek rises

May 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

The City will close Barnhartvale Road tonight (May 5, 2018) at 8 p.m. as water from Campbell Creek has overtopped the road. The closure is in the 7200 block of Barnhartvale [Continue]

BEPPLE – We need to do much more to protect pedestrians day-to-day

May 2, 2018 // 2 Comments

THE BRUTAL pedestrian deaths by vehicle in Toronto last week are sobering. So many dead in one act is unprecedented and hard to fathom. Hopefully, the event won’t be [Continue]

LETTER – Pictures tell the story of City crew blocking driveway with snow

February 21, 2018 // 11 Comments

Two pictures attached. First one is my driveway on Sunday after cleaning up Saturday’s snow. Second one was taken Tuesday afternoon after the city truck had finished [Continue]

C2C FORUM – Communications issues during 2017 emergencies cited

November 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD Based on three emergency situations during the past year, a lot of work needs to be done to be better prepared, a meeting [Continue]

PETERS – City services aren’t bad, but they shouldn’t go backward

February 25, 2017 // 1 Comment

WE’RE NOT special, Kamloops. Well, of course we are, but not when it comes to the constant cacophony of complaints about day-to-day maladies coming from the mouths of [Continue]

Dear Answer Man: What are all those big pipes on road from Domtar to the landfill?

May 31, 2014 // 2 Comments

Dear Answer Man, What is the purpose of the large pipeline that Domtar is building along the road to the landfill? We drove to the landfill last weekend and found the road [Continue]