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ROTHENBURGER – Dog owners deserve little sympathy on late-payment penalty

February 22, 2021 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS DOG OWNERS complaining about new late fees for tardy payment of annual dog licences don’t deserve much sympathy. Non-payment of [Continue]

JOHNSON – Quit your complaining and just pay the dog licence on time

February 5, 2021 // 3 Comments

By DAVID JOHNSON Guest columnist A LITTLE ONLINE BIRDY tells me theres a hub bub going on about dog licensing, late fees and residents threatening to stop licensing their dog [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Tread very carefully in relaxing rules on dogs in parks

December 1, 2020 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HOW MUCH GREEN SPACE DO DOGS NEED in Kamloops? The City has plentiful dog parks and earns the label “dog friendly.” Any time there’s a [Continue]

GINTA – No matter the breed, dog attacks are inexcusable

July 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

THE DEADLY DOG ATTACK that happened in Brocklehurst last week was by far the most commented-on news story in a long time. A witness said the victim had a seizure, which [Continue]

BEPPLE – If only the world’s problems could be solved with a happy dog

January 8, 2020 // 2 Comments

I HAD A WONDERFUL DOG once; a border collie, black lab cross. We had so many adventures together, looking for new doggie experiences. Along the way, we visited every City [Continue]

GINTA – Dog poop – the problem that just doesn’t want to go away

April 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

A FEW DAYS A WEEK Peterson Creek Park is infused with tiny visitors. In winter they slide down slopes, waddling like adorable penguins bundled up in bright colours and cute [Continue]

‘Rules are rules’ but council okays an extra dog

May 12, 2015 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ CITY COUNCIL — What promised to be a contentious two-dog-rule debate at Tuesday’s Kamloops City council meeting turned out to have little bite as a family was [Continue]

Oh, poop — it’s in the doggie bag

March 3, 2015 // 4 Comments

NEWS/ CITY — Whether you call it poo, poop, crap, droppings or something more colourful, dogs are walking, dumping machines. And their owners are pretty good at picking up [Continue]

City seeks backing on dog rescues

September 9, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ CITY HALL — City council will ask other B.C. cities to add their clout to a plan that would strengthen the ability of bylaws officers to rescue dogs from hot cars. [Continue]

Editorial — Good for council, but what about dogs in trucks?

August 20, 2014 // 0 Comments

WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — Let us hope the provincial government acts quickly on Kamloops City council’s request to expand the authority of municipal bylaws [Continue]

Help on way for dogs in hot cars

August 19, 2014 // 2 Comments

NEWS/ CITY HALL — Saving a dog locked in a hot car isn’t as simple as breaking a window. Kamloops City council got a lesson in the law on the topic today (Tuesday) as [Continue]

‘Heftier fines for leaving dogs in hot cars’

August 18, 2014 // 5 Comments

NEWS/ CITY HALL — How often do you see somebody driving down the road in a pickup truck with a dog in the back, loose and dodging from side to side? Probably often — [Continue]

Improvements on way for pesky parking kiosk screens

January 28, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — Improvements are on the way for those much-maligned downtown parking kiosks, corporate services and community safety director David Duckworth told City council [Continue]

More on pit bulls: ‘All dogs start out the same’

February 5, 2013 // 1 Comment

I forwarded my pitbull mail to The Kamloops Daily News but they haven’t had the space to publish it, so I’ll include several of the letters here over the next [Continue]