ROTHENBURGER – ‘Friend Mel’s’ assessment of closed meetings
SINCE I’VE BEEN NAMED in emails between Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and Coun. Bill Sarai on the issue of closed council meetings, let’s get into it. On Aug. 12, [Continue]
Kamloops City council
LETTER – ‘Team’ of eight will be remembered in indelible ink
Dear Armchair Mayor, Thanks for the photo of the swearing in ceremony for the Mayor and Council in 1999. It was a different world then. You likely remember the days of [Continue]
LETTER – How can we be a real City without a Chain of Office?
Dear Armchair Mayor, Something is missing from the Mayoralty race. Something is missing from City Hall. Levi Landry hasn’t identified it. Kristen has been too busy [Continue]
LETTER – City councillors should listen to uncomfortable questions
The public inquiries portion of Kamloops City council was once an important part of our local democratic process. It provided citizens with an opportunity to stand before [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Making decisions now vs. kicking the can to the next council
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIS TIME OF YEAR, an election year that is, City councils often wrestle with whether to make decisions now or take the lame duck approach [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – What was really behind the latest microphone fracas
WAS A TIME when Kamloops City councils operated under established rules of order. Nowadays, depending on the occasion, rules of order are just a suggestion. The rationale for [Continue]
