Nuisance bylaw

ROTHENBURGER – City’s nuisance properties bylaw is proving its worth

December 12, 2020 // 1 Comment

IT’S A BIT RICH, to say the least, that the Kamloops Accommodation Association is grouching about the City’s crackdown on nuisance motels on Columbia Street West. That [Continue]

ISSUES — Footloose in Taber, and Kamloops

March 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

ISSUES — It’s often said — too often, in fact — that governments can’t legislate behaviour. Taber, the Corn Capital of Canada, is trying. (As we shall see, [Continue]

How can nuisance property bylaw cost taxpayers more?

June 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

TUESDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — A good explanation will be provided at today’s City council meeting, no doubt, but it seems a little odd that the City will be looking for [Continue]

Nuisance bylaw might need two more RCMP members

June 8, 2014 // 1 Comment

NEWS/ POLICE — A new bylaw aimed at getting control of nuisance properties could mean the hiring of two more RCMP members. The bylaw — which would be used to force those [Continue]

Unfortunate if landlords have to pay costs of tenants’ bad behaviour but someone has to

May 8, 2014 // 1 Comment

THURSDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — A lot of people will be offering free hugs to City Hall administrators and councillors if they come up with a good bylaw for dealing with bad [Continue]

Are your neighbours’ all-night parties making life hell? Help may be on the way from City

May 7, 2014 // 0 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER ANALYSIS — Ever get tired of drug-dealing neighbours who party hardy until all hours, play loud music, drag race up and down your street, and generally [Continue]