Kamloops City council

EDITORIAL – Here’s a surefire way to shorten council meetings by an hour

March 26, 2026 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HERE’S HOW to shorten up Kamloops City council meetings by at least an hour. Step one is for Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson to manage a [Continue]

CITY COUNCIL – Carshare potential to be examined for non-owners of vehicles

March 25, 2026 // 3 Comments

City staff will look into the possibility of establishing carshare services in Kamloops after council approved a motion from Coun. Nancy Bepple Tuesday (March 24, 2026). [Continue]

FEATURED COMMENT – A simple FOI process has been completely botched

March 13, 2026 // 0 Comments

It is unbelievable that just about everyone involved with this debacle has taken a very simple process under freedom of information legislation and botched it so completely. [Continue]

LETTER – Council should act like the community’s finance committee

March 12, 2026 // 3 Comments

City council’s first responsibility is financial stewardship. In practice, that means council should function primarily as the community’s finance committee, carefully [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – A guide to what they’re saying around the horseshoe

March 6, 2026 // 3 Comments

NOW THAT we’re getting into the thick of election year, you’re probably glued each week to the live streaming of City council meetings. No? How about the archived video [Continue]

LETTER – The joys of serving on City council have another side

February 26, 2026 // 2 Comments

Dear Armchair Mayor, In response to the column by Arjun Singh about his joys of serving on council, may I respectfully reply to it? There are three primary reasons why I rule [Continue]