LETTER – Statement from the mayor on social issues in Kamloops
March 28, 2022 Statement from Mayor Christian This past weekend highlighted many social issues in our community that I want to address and discuss. Over the weekend, the [Continue]
Ken Christian
LETTER – ‘I am announcing that I will not be seeking re-election on October 15’
Statement from the Mayor: Today I am announcing that I will not be seeking re-election on October 15, 2022. My final day as mayor will be November 1, 2022 and I commit, along [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER: Paycheques tell the tale of who gets what at City Hall
ARE CITY EMPLOYEES and City council worth their paycheques? That’s a subjective question if there ever was one but first you have to know how much they’re getting paid. [Continue]
BEPPLE – Some suggestions for mayor’s task force on economic recovery
THE ANNOUNCEMENT this week (Tuesday, March 28), that mayor of Kamloops Ken Christian has formed an economic recovery task force of 15 business leaders, businesses, and [Continue]
EDITORIAL – City’s latest video sounds like a partisan plug for council
An editorial byMel Rothenburger. IT’S STILL EARLY IN THE WEEK and everybody has a right to feel a bit crabby early in the week so here’s my beef for the day. I happened [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – City’s Heritage Commission ignored out of existence
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
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]
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