Kamloops City council

LETTER – The misuse of the Alternative Approval Process by Kamloops council

August 22, 2025 // 2 Comments

Democracy only works when Kamloops City council elected to serve actually listens. Listening is not a box to check, it is the foundation of trust between citizens and their [Continue]

LETTER – Issues to consider in the next election for Kamloops City council

August 4, 2025 // 2 Comments

Dear Armchair Mayor, About a month ago, I had a visitor stop by the house. He came by to pick up something I had for another person. As he played with our dog on the [Continue]

LETTER – The difference between transparency and airing dirty laundry

August 4, 2025 // 0 Comments

TO CITY COUNCIL: I just read the city of Kamloops news release of Mr. Trawin’s departure. I have a question. Why did you air the City’s dirty laundry in public? The [Continue]

CITY COUNCIL – Who’s the ‘third party’ who paid for part of Trawin’s salary?

June 24, 2025 // 5 Comments

Who is the mysterious “third party” who has been paying part of on-leave City CAO David Trawin’s salary? That’s the question, but it wasn’t answered at today’s [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The brilliance of moving Mayor’s Report to bottom of agenda

June 24, 2025 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IN HINDSIGHT, the decision by the Band of Eight to relegate the Mayor’s Report to the last item on the agenda of regular City council [Continue]

CITY COUNCIL – AAP to be used for vote on borrowing for new police station

June 11, 2025 // 11 Comments

Borrowing $150 million for a new police station will be decided with an alternative approval process, Kamloops City council decided Tuesday (June 10, 2025). The APP, formerly [Continue]