Pat Wallace

EDITORIAL – Remembering the legacies of Cliff Branchflower and Pat Wallace

February 13, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. VERY FEW PEOPLE in civic politics or community service can be considered icons, but Kamloops lost two of them on the weekend. Former mayor [Continue]

BEPPLE – Just like any other Kamloops City council meeting – well, not quite

October 31, 2018 // 2 Comments

THIRTY-ONE YEARS IS a long time for anyone to keep the same job. Thirty-one years is an amazingly long time to be an elected local politician. To have the faith and [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Tribute to Pat Wallace for contributions to city of Kamloops

October 16, 2018 // 2 Comments

Statement by Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar today (Oct. 16, 2018) in the Legislature. NOTE: The last meeting for the current council is actually Oct. 30, not [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Flag debate – making the world a more complicated place

June 27, 2018 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S TRUE THE WORLD is more complicated than it used to be but that’s because we make it that way. In the old days, a community group [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Political hopefuls could learn a lot from Pat Wallace

January 13, 2018 // 3 Comments

PAT WALLACE hasn’t been on Kamloops City council forever. It just seems like it, in a good way. When I arrived in Kamloops in 1970, it was the time of Mayor Peter Wing and [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Kamloops has a history of gutsy female City councillors

December 28, 2016 // 0 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OUR GOVERNMENTS have a shortage of representation from women — that’s nothing new. In Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin [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]

‘Getting council support for big conference would be easier if it was sports tournament’

April 8, 2014 // 2 Comments

NEWS — A proposal to bring a major convention to Kamloops in return for a $50,000 sponsorship might have gotten more support from council if it was a sports tournament, [Continue]

Nobody against urban bees at public hearing

April 1, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ CITY HALL — Ten years ago, neighbours were up in arms over bees in Brocklehurst. Tonight, there were some cautions about bears but no urban angst, and backyard bees [Continue]

‘Dogs paying for dogs’ – owners face licence-fee hike for improvements to pooch parks

March 26, 2014 // 3 Comments

NEWS/ CITY HALL — Dog parks will be more comfortable places for dogs and owners in the coming year, thanks to $35,000 the City plans to spend upgrading them. But it will [Continue]

If you have a headache, don’t expect lights and sirens

February 18, 2014 // 3 Comments

NEWS — Ever wondered why you see a big red fire truck at an accident, and an ambulance too? So do some City councillors, who had different opinions at today’s council [Continue]

Public art is controversial because, well, it’s outside

January 22, 2014 // 0 Comments

THE ARMCHAIR MAYOR COLUMN — Kamloops City council seemed perplexed yesterday as to why the newest piece of public art is controversial before it’s even been [Continue]

‘We didn’t choose it,’ Dever says of new sculpture

January 21, 2014 // 2 Comments

NEWS — City council should have more input on what public art looks like, says Coun. Nelly Dever. She raised the issue at council’s regular meeting today in the wake [Continue]

Council reluctant to crack down on outdoor smoking

January 21, 2014 // 1 Comment

NEWS — City council was urged today to ramp up the fight against second-hand smoke but it made no promises. Jeff Connors of the Interior Smoke Free Coalition pointed out [Continue]