Riverside Park

EDITORIAL – The season’s over for the KamLoop; has it been worth it?

March 23, 2026 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SO THE SEASON is over for the KamLoop, as we at ArmchairMayor.ca have dubbed it. (It has a little more pizzazz than “Riverside Park [Continue]

CITY HALL – Liquor consumption pilot at Riverside Park deemed a success

March 11, 2026 // 0 Comments

A pilot program that allows liquor consumption in a designated area of Riverside Park near the Rotary Bandshell has proven a success, City council was told Tuesday (March 10, [Continue]

SPECIAL OLYMPICS – Polar plunge at Riverside Park to help in fundraising

March 3, 2026 // 0 Comments

First responders are preparing for a cold swim in support of the Special Olympics Polar Plunge. On March 5, 2026, at 10 a.m., at Riverside Park, officers from the Kamloops [Continue]

JOHNSON – Encounters of the Zamboni kind down at the new skating place

January 11, 2026 // 3 Comments

SAW MR. MEL’S already enjoyed a short visit down at our new and local skating rink, pond, trail … thing (who is Nancy anyway? Or maybe which Nancy is the question?), [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The new skating pond: there’s more to life than the basics

January 10, 2026 // 8 Comments

(Video: Mel Rothenburger) An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE NEW SKATING ‘facility’ — it’s not exactly a rink; it’s more than a pond — was very [Continue]

LETTER – Questions and answers about parking, dogs, pigeons during big events

June 30, 2025 // 2 Comments

Following are some questions asked by a city resident, and the reply from the City: CANADA DAY, MUSIC IN THE PARK, RIBFEST 1 Parking at a premium around Riverside Park, and [Continue]