Kamloops City council

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]

PETERS – Filtering the noise from the more significant problems at City Hall

July 8, 2023 // 1 Comment

WITH KAMLOOPS COUNCIL slowing down a little bit for the summer months, now seems like a good time to look back and take stock. The summer slowdown is not as dramatic as it [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – Council committees – a look around and a look back

July 4, 2023 // 5 Comments

By DAVID McMILLAN Guest Columnist ALL AROUND BRITISH COLUMBIA, cities and towns recognize the value and importance of having public participation on their select and standing [Continue]

CITY COUNCIL – Councillor apologizes to mayor over erroneous fart-joke claim

June 28, 2023 // 5 Comments

“I made a mistake; it was a big one.” Those are the words of Coun. Steven Karpuk today (Wed. June 28, 2023) as he apologized for incorrectly insisting, in yesterday’s [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘What are we trying to achieve by answering questions?’

June 27, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE OF THE MYSTERIES surrounding the joint statement by eight City councillors last March aimed at Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is their refusal [Continue]