Kamloops City council

EDITORIAL – Motion to adjourn special council meeting was out of order

December 5, 2024 // 9 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE OF THE THINGS that cheesed off some of the public gallery this week after listening to Coun. Bill Sarai’s apology was the abrupt [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Sarai’s atonement went part way but not far enough

December 3, 2024 // 11 Comments

COUN. BILL SARAI today (Dec. 3, 2024) went partway towards atonement for his secret recording of a conversation with Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson in January 2023. But he didn’t [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Are council chambers the best place to air dirty laundry?

November 27, 2024 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FREQUENT INTERJECTIONS by Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson during the public submissions section of yesterday’s (Nov. 26, 2024) City council [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The metrics of dampening the public’s voice at council meetings

November 25, 2024 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN PUBLIC INQUIRIES — that is, whether or not there should be such a thing at regular City council meetings — came up for discussion [Continue]

CITY HALL – Public inquiries issue sent back to committee for more work

October 22, 2024 // 5 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER A proposal to eliminate public inquiries from City council meetings will go back to a committee for a fresh look. Council made the decision in a 7-1 vote [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Rambling report tries but fails to justify killing public inquiries

October 21, 2024 // 4 Comments

IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING you want to say to City council, best do it soon. The council is likely to approve the first three readings Tuesday of changes to its procedural bylaw [Continue]