Kamloops City council

EDITORIAL – Councillors, staff seem to think we don’t need a full-time mayor

April 23, 2024 // 10 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OBVIOUSLY CITY COUNCILLORS don’t think Kamloops deserves a full-time mayor any more than City administrators do. At today’s council [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – A modest proposal for a better citizen satisfaction survey

April 20, 2024 // 6 Comments

IT WILL SOON BE TIME for the Kamloops citizen satisfaction survey, when taxpayers will have an opportunity to say what they think of their city. The survey will be carried [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Who would survive if we had a recall law for City councils?

April 18, 2024 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’LL WAGER THAT if B.C. had recall legislation for municipal politicians, eight of the nine current members of Kamloops City council would [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why one City council has banned the public from its meetings

March 19, 2024 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CITY COUNCILLORS in Kamloops sometimes worry about members of the public being impolite, or speaking too long during meetings in council [Continue]

EDITORIAL – It was a good day around the City council table for a change

March 13, 2024 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WAS A GOOD DAY at Kamloops City council yesterday. It’s hard to know where to begin but let’s start with the plan for a cleanup of [Continue]

COUNCIL – ‘Supplementary items’ budget list coming up for discussion

February 17, 2024 // 9 Comments

A projected tax hike of 10.81 per cent per cent could go higher if Kamloops City council approves some of the eight supplementary budget items that will come before it on [Continue]