Kamloops City council

WALSH – Gang of Eight sets up town hall meetings that are no such thing

August 30, 2023 // 12 Comments

WHAT ARE OUR City councillors and administrators so afraid of? It seems they’re only willing to have direct public engagement once every four years. Otherwise, why not hold [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Kamloops City Council finds a new way to stifle the public

August 17, 2023 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF NOTHING ELSE, Kamloops City council is very skilled at coming up with new ways to stifle the public. It’s also excellent at doing what [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Councillors’ claim to be ‘City council’ is the height of arrogance

August 9, 2023 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S SO MUCH FODDER in what goes on at Kamloops City Hall that one could write about it every day. I try not to do it two days in a [Continue]

CITY COUNCIL – Neustaeter files defence against defamation claim

July 25, 2023 // 6 Comments

Coun. Katie Neustaeter has filed her response to Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s defamation claim, asking that it be dismissed with costs. The response was filed with the B.C. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – A glimmer of hope appears in the standoff between mayor, council

July 12, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MAYBE IT’S A CASE of yearning for something positive to come out of a Kamloops City council meeting but there was actually a sign [Continue]

WALSH – The double standard of who gets to say what in council meetings

July 9, 2023 // 6 Comments

IS COUN. KARPUK working too hard to impress his ‘gang of eight’ or is he simply lacking decorum? This is the second time in the past few weeks he has embarrassed himself [Continue]