Ken Christian

ROTHENBURGER – City’s Heritage Commission ignored out of existence

April 20, 2019 // 2 Comments

KAMLOOPS CITY COUNCIL could learn a thing or two from the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral. Within hours of the devastating blaze that destroyed a large part of one of the [Continue]

PETERS – Not a person in Kamloops could have defeated Ken Christian

October 21, 2018 // 1 Comment

THE CONCLUSION of Saturday’s mayoral election in Kamloops was as foregone as the conclusion to the movie Titanic. Ken Christian was going to defeat William Turnbull, [Continue]

BEPPLE – Ordinary people, not politicians, will solve the opioid crisis

August 8, 2018 // 3 Comments

EVERY ONE OF US knows at least one person who has died from a drug overdose in the last few years. A co-worker. A friend’s brother-in-law. A son of another co-worker. A [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Heritage House parking lot should be off limits to development

April 25, 2018 // 4 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KEEPING AN open mind is usually a good thing, but not always. Kamloops City council got a surprise yesterday when resident [Continue]

McQUARRIE – We need to change our thinking on the war on drugs

November 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

LET’S TALK about crime, drugs, shootings, sex and Kamloops. Actually, forget the sex part as I just tossed that into the mix to get your attention. You see, we had [Continue]

CITY COUNCIL – $100,000 downtown parking study rejected on tie vote

November 7, 2017 // 7 Comments

A $100,000 downtown parking study was rejected by Kamloops City council on the closest of votes Tuesday (Nov. 7, 2017). After more than an hour of debate, the proposed study [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Council newbies need to find their voices, quickly

October 23, 2017 // 3 Comments

An AmrchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE RE-INVIGORATED Kamloops City council holds its second meeting Tuesday, giving the two newbie councillors another [Continue]

COLLINS – Voter turnout in civic by-election was less than hoped for

October 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

HOPE SPRINGS eternal- except in elections. In the advance voting leading up to Saturday’s byelection, there were hopes that the turnout would be reasonably good, even [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Could be a very interesting by-election for the mayor’s job, but…

May 12, 2017 // 10 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. COULD BE be a very interesting by-election for mayor. Coun. Ken Christian no sooner re-confirmed this week he wants the job [Continue]

CHRISTIAN — Predictable backlash to arts centre price tag

May 12, 2015 // 5 Comments

By COUN. KEN CHRISTIAN FROM CITY HALL (COLUMN) — There has been a predictable backlash to the sticker price of the performing-arts centre (PAC) proposed for the old [Continue]

Stickers, more signatures, and, hopefully, more voters

June 24, 2014 // 4 Comments

NEWS — Candidates in November’s Kamloops civic election will have to get a few more signatures on their nomination papers. City council today took its election [Continue]

What’s good for region is good for Kamloops

May 30, 2014 // 0 Comments

Coun. Ken Christian writes From City Hall in rotation with other members of City council. By COUN. KEN CHRISTIAN FROM CITY HALL (COLUMN) — Last week, Coun. Tina Lange and I [Continue]

Many questions, few answers, no shortage of opinions on plan for performing arts centre

May 13, 2014 // 3 Comments

Coun. Ken Christian writes From City Hall in rotation with other members of City council. By COUN. KEN CHRISTIAN /FROM CITY HALL (COLUMN) — Saturday night I found myself [Continue]

The ‘art’ of garbage collection is changing

May 6, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ CITY HALL — Garbage collection is a messy business and, according to one City councillor, an art. Kamloops City council got a primer on the art and science of garbage [Continue]