Peter Milobar

EDITORIAL – Not much food for thought in MLA Milobar’s brown-bag bill

May 15, 2018 // 5 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOTHING REPRESENTS the entitlement of politicians more clearly and simply than a free lunch. Taxpayers picture their [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE: “Will the minister apologize for comments about Simpcw?’

April 19, 2018 // 2 Comments

Debate during Question Period on Thursday, April 19, 2018 between Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar and Environment Minister George Heyman: P. Milobar: On March 14, [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘B.C . families shouldn’t have to pay $2 a litre for gasoline’

April 17, 2018 // 2 Comments

Debate in the B.C. Legislature during Question Period on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. P. Milobar: On March 12, the Environment Minister dismissed my questions about [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – How long will premier persist in his sham consultations?

April 13, 2018 // 3 Comments

Debate in the Legislature during Question Period, Thursday, April 12, 2018, between Environment Minister George Heyman and Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar. P. [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Why I’ve been walking around with both hands in my pockets’

February 22, 2018 // 1 Comment

Excerpt from a speech by Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar in the Legislature during debate on the B.C. budget, Feb. 22, 2018: P. Milobar: … Now, over the last [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Who attended meeting with ‘Kinder Morgan strategy group’?

February 19, 2018 // 3 Comments

Debate in the B.C. Legislature today (Feb. 19, 2018) between Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar, Environment Minister George Heyman, and Surrey-White Rock MLA Tracy [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Would the 2010 railway-tie hysteria be different now?

February 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

BACK IN 2010, a man named Kim Sigurdson was the most unpopular man in Kamloops. Sigurdson had the temerity to propose a solution to a major environmental problem — the [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – A lot of words but not much content in Throne Speech

February 16, 2018 // 4 Comments

Excerpt from a speech by Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar during the Throne Speech debate, in response to Leonard Krog, the NDP MLA for Nanaimo, in the Legislature [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Minister of intimidation’ is entirely parliamentary

October 25, 2017 // 2 Comments

Question Period debate in the B.C. Legislature on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. P. Milobar: Let’s be very clear. This is not about whether we value wild salmon. We [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Member, there is no minister of intimidation in this House’

October 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

Excerpt from Question Period in the B.C. Legislature on Tuesday (Oct. 24, 2017) between Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar and Agriculture Minister Lana Popham: P. [Continue]

PETERS – Milobar was a steady captain in occasional rough waters

June 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

AS OF TODAY, Peter Milobar is officially no longer the mayor of Kamloops. First elected in 2008, Milobar was the longest serving mayor since amalgamation in 1967, and since [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Friends, this throne speech is one that bridges the divide…’

June 27, 2017 // 2 Comments

Excerpts from the maiden speech of Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar during debate on the Speech from the Throne, Monday, June 26, 2017. P. Milobar: It is an honour [Continue]

THE MILOBAR MEMO – His explanation of the mayoral by-election issue

May 17, 2017 // 5 Comments

DATE: MAY 16, 2017 TO: Mayor and Council FROM: Mayor Milobar RE: Leave of absence Due to the results of the provincial election, I have two options, both of which I have [Continue]

CITY COUNCIL – Singh steps in for ‘audition’ as mayor; Spina to resign

May 16, 2017 // 4 Comments

Coun. Arjun Singh has stepped into the mayor’s chair, but for how long? Peter Milobar, now that he’s an MLA-elect, tried to clarify in a letter to City council today May [Continue]