LETTER – A happy story about windrows and a City snow plow operator
Re: Editorial – It’s time to take a new look at getting rid of snow windrows I very much appreciate that you have brought up the issue of “windrows” [Continue]
Snow removal
EDITORIAL – It’s time to take a new look at getting rid of snow windrows
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S GOOD REASON windrows come up after the first snowfall every year — people hate them like crazy. During the heavy snow a few days [Continue]
COLLINS – No proper winter tires? Get the hell off the road!
NOTHING IS MORE FRUSTRATING than the first snowfall of the season. Except for the number of idiots who don’t have proper snow tires on. The first snowfall is always tricky. [Continue]
JOHNSON – Supreme Court says cities are liable for poor snow clearing
By DAVID JOHNSON Contributor, ArmchairMayor.ca THE SUPREME COURT of Canada has unanimously ruled that municipal governments are not immune from snow removal negligence and [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Sidewalks and windrows and yes, Kamloops winter is on the way
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S OFTEN BEEN SAID that the secret to leadership is to know when to lead and when to follow. Kamloops City council has been [Continue]
LETTER – Merritt can do better with snow clearing but please be patient
The following letter was sent to Merritt residents by Merritt CAO Sean Smith: Open Letter on Snow Clearing in the City of Merritt Dear Citizens of Merritt, January 5, 2021 We [Continue]
EDITORIAL – There’s an easy answer to those driveway windrows – money
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FIRST IT SNOWED, then it melted, then it snowed again. And then it melted. As sure as it’s January, it’s going to snow a lot more, so [Continue]
McQUARRIE – A lot of ‘breaking news’ stories sound all too familiar
WATCHING FROM THE DISTANT and rainy shores of Vancouver Island, I sometimes find myself amused – in a head-scratching kind of way – by breaking news stories in [Continue]
KNOX – A little creativity goes a long way when snow shows up
I WENT ON A TORONTO radio show this week where the host struggled to contain herself as I described Victoria’s brush with Real Canadian Winter. “Say it again,” she [Continue]
WEATHER – Downtown snow removal to get underway overnight
Downtown snow removal will start tonight (Jan. 15, 2020) at 8 p.m., and crews will work until 6 a.m. on Thursday morning to clear the windrows from Lansdowne, Victoria, and [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Frootloops council tackles crisis of snowless Christmas
THERE IS NO JOY in Frootloops. With only a few days to go before Christmas, the council gathers to deal with a crisis — no snow. As the newbies mill around trying to find [Continue]
FEATURED COMMENT – City council has no idea of problems faced by public
A Facebook comment on Bill McQuarrie’s column, ‘Creative thinking a good way to get shut down by City council,’ Jan. 30, 3018. Usually I find that I [Continue]
COLLINS – Are all the snow-clearing complaints really justified?
REASONABLE ARGUMENT and genuine discussion is important to get a complete picture of any controversy. But I am totally disappointed with the tone of the vast number of [Continue]
PETERS – Actually, the snow clearing budget does matter, and here’s why
WHEN WE PUBLISHED a table this week comparing snow clearing budgets in different B.C. communities, the response was swift. “The budget doesn’t matter,” [Continue]
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