
Kamloops councillor calling for provincial review of existing rules around public toilets
KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops Councillor is spearheading a push to try and ensure there are adequate public toilets for residents and visitors in communities across British Columbia.
Councillors voted 7-2 in favour of Nancy Bepple’s notice of motion to ask the Provincial Government to review the Public Health Act, as she said that the lack of available public washrooms is concerning.
“I know a lot about toilets. I would say I’m a toilet queen,” Bepple said during the Feb. 4 council meeting. “I’ve had some of my colleagues say that they can leave their house at the beginning of the day and not have to worry about where there might be a toilet. That’s not their issue – but it is my issue.”
Bepple also said the lack of available washrooms affects people in different ways.