Housing

CHARBONNEAU – BC Housing reboot: there’s a lot of catching up to do

August 11, 2022 // 1 Comment

BC HOUSING CORPORATION is suffering growing pains and no wonder. After years of neglect in building affordable housing, there ís a lot of catching up to do. The provincial [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Our cityscape makes a daring switch from beige to greige

January 29, 2022 // 0 Comments

I’VE GOT GOOD NEWS and bad news. You might have heard me rant a time or two about the beigeness of Kamloops, a condition caused by myopic planners able to see only “earth [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Punishment for street criminals is the elephant in the room

January 27, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LONG-STANDING CALLS for complex-care facilities are finally being acted upon by the provincial government; unfortunately, Kamloops isn’t [Continue]

BEPPLE – City’s housing strategy needs to consider shrinking families

January 19, 2022 // 2 Comments

WHEN PEOPLE SAY they want housing for families, it’s important to think of what that means. In the 2016 census by Stats Canada, there were just under 37,000 households in [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Housing affordability has improved for wealthy, worsened for low-income

January 13, 2022 // 2 Comments

WITH THE SOARING COST of housing, you wouldn’t think anyone could be further ahead. But for the wealthy, that’s the case. That’s what Prof. Yushu Zhu of Simon Fraser [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Soaring assessments pit homeowners against renters

January 8, 2022 // 3 Comments

A LOT OF NEW MILLIONAIRES are walking around Kamloops these days. They don’t look different than anyone else. Their clothes aren’t any fancier; they likely don’t wear [Continue]