Kamloops City council

LETTER – Councillors’ walkout during Mayor’s Report was disrespectful

December 13, 2024 // 2 Comments

Good afternoon City Council, Today I am writing in regard to the regular City Council Meeting on Dec 10th, 2024. Once again, citizens were deprived of the 2nd Public Inquiry [Continue]

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]