Tranquille corridor

CITY – Former Village Hotel to be demolished for housing projects

January 9, 2023 // 0 Comments

A Tranquille Road landmark will be demolished after years of deterioration. The Northbridge Hotel — originally called the Village Hotel and recently known as The Duchess [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Traffic safety, meters and loss of parking are issues on corridor

March 2, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A COUPLE OF MORE online public sessions are set for tonight (Tuesday, March 1, 2022) and tomorrow (Wednesday, March 2, 2022) to talk about [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Time to start putting social housing in different parts of the city

October 5, 2021 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S GOOD NEWS and maybe bad news in the City’s purchase of the Northbridge Hotel, formerly the Village and now commonly known as the [Continue]

HEIGHTON – Another perspective on the North Shore improvement issue

September 2, 2021 // 1 Comment

NOTE: The following was posted Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 on the CFJC Facebook page in response to the Armchair Mayor editorial of the same day, Tranquille corridor upgrade a [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Tranquille corridor upgrade a good idea but it won’t solve social issues

September 1, 2021 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ANOTHER TRANQUILLE ROAD store has been broken into, its front door smashed open. Coincidentally, City council discussed a plan yesterday for [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Keep patio extensions, lose the Fourth Avenue mall idea

November 18, 2020 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WOULD YOU sit outside on a downtown or Tranquille Corridor patio in the middle of December or January sipping a latte or having a sandwich? [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Taking restaurant patios to the curb could have benefits

May 27, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AT FIRST GLANCE, the plan to allow restaurants to extend their patio areas all the way to the curb sounds a bit Rube Goldberg but it could [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Spirit Square project will turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse

February 23, 2018 // 4 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOMETIMES the City of Kamloops gets it right and I think the new plan for Spirit Square is one of those times. Arpa [Continue]

Councillors like ‘hamburger’ version of Tranquille Road corridor enhancement plan

May 12, 2015 // 5 Comments

NEWS/ CITY HALL — Kamloops City council gave the green light Tuesday to what one councillor called a “hamburger” version of the original Tranquille Corridor enhancement [Continue]

Tranquille corridor revamp edges forward

October 20, 2014 // 1 Comment

NEWS/ CITY HALL — A report on plans to revamp the Tranquille Road corridor from the airport to Brocklehurst will be ready for City council to look at early next year. [Continue]

City to share corridor beautification plans with Kinder Morgan

June 24, 2014 // 2 Comments

NEWS/ CITY — Plans for beautifying the Tranquille Road corridor from the airport into the city will be shared with Kinder Morgan in hopes of partnering with the pipeline [Continue]

Kinder Morgan’s pipeline project factors into City’s plans for beautifying airport gateway

May 21, 2014 // 0 Comments

By MICHELE YOUNG Kinder Morgan’s plans to twin the Trans Mountain pipeline are being factored into discussions by a City task force looking into beautification of the [Continue]

Airport entrance could be the place for next roundabout as part of Tranquille upgrade

April 9, 2014 // 1 Comment

NEWS — The entrance to the Kamloops Airport could be the place for the city’s next roundabout. The concept is part of discussions on a possible first phase of a gateway [Continue]