Kamloops City council

EDITORIAL – In face of a big tax hike, zero-based budgeting is a must

November 23, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE to start a new job and have to tell the people who hired you they’ll need to pay more to run the business? That’s [Continue]

EDITOR – Council proves absurdity of politics on parking, code of conduct

July 4, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CONSISTENCY AND POLITICS don’t necessarily go together, a fact Kamloops City council made abundantly clear at its most recent meeting. [Continue]

COLLINS – City Council could have a different look this fall

May 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

THE CIVIC ELECTION in October is still a few months away, but already there are signs the council table could look substantially different. There are several names of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why we should go back to three-year terms for City council

March 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WE’RE INTO THE opening phase of civic election 2022, with two candidates already declared for mayor of Kamloops. This is the time when [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Conflict rules for City councillors a case of ‘if it ain’t broke’

May 1, 2021 // 0 Comments

CONFLICT OF INTEREST rules are something no politician wants to run afoul of. It can cost them their job. That’s why they tend to be extra-careful, even overly careful, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mayor needs to scrap new ‘working group’ system of committees

November 26, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT WAS MAYOR KEN CHRISTIAN THINKING? That’s a reasonable question with respect to his reorganization of City council’s committee [Continue]