Category Archives: Column
COLLINS: Can Northbridge Demolition help resurrect the Tranquille Corridor?
THE TRANQUILLE CORRIDOR from the Overlanders Bridge to 8th Street has always been the heart of the North Shore. When I came to Kamloops in 1970, that section was alive with activity. Historian and for...
Jan 15, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: The city can't afford four years of council playing silly bugger
THERE ARE THREE YEARS, eight months and three days until the next civic election. The way things are going with Kamloops City council, it's going to feel like forever. The silliness this week over a m...
Jan 14, 2023
PETERS: Opportunity cost is mounting for Kamloops council
HERE IN KAMLOOPS, we've moved past the point where it's surprising when Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson misses a meeting or appearance.The latest instance this week was a team-building exercise that Hamer-Ja...
Jan 13, 2023
COLLINS: The jury is out on the F-35
CANADA'S SOLDIERS have always been some of the best in the world.They have, over two World Wars, been handed some of the toughest assignments and gained victories many thought were near-impossible to ...
Jan 13, 2023
SOUND OFF: B.C. needs real results on affordability
THE RESULTS OF THE LATEST Research Co. poll on affordability will likely come as no surprise to anybody. According to the survey, 45 per cent of British Columbians say their household's financial situ...
Jan 12, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: City council still has a long way to go on building teamwork
KAMLOOPS CITY COUNCIL held a team-building exercise on Tuesday. A facilitator was there to help. CAO David Trawin was there. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson wasn't.According to Deputy Mayor Dale Bass, the me...
Jan 12, 2023
SOUND OFF: Rothenburger's latest proportionality rant based on misinformation
IT'S A NEW YEAR, but Mel Rothenburger keeps issuing the same old bad takes on proportional representation. The latest one is somewhat more bizarre than others: suggesting that the political cesspool s...
Jan 11, 2023
SOUND OFF: Looking ahead to 2023
THE START OF A NEW YEAR is a chance to reflect on what we accomplished in the last 12 months and look ahead to our goals and plans for the next 12.As a province, we faced a fair number of challenges i...
Jan 11, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Shed no tears over demolition of the Northbridge (Village) Hotel
OLD BUILDINGS get a raw deal in Kamloops. There's just no respect for them.The list of heritage homes and major buildings that have gone under the wrecker's ball in favour of residential and commercia...
Jan 11, 2023
HUNTER: Appealing your property assessment is not daunting — and may save you in the long run
WHEN I OPENED THE ENVELOPE containing my 2023 Property Assessment Notice from BC Assessment last week my jaw dropped and expletives came out.While the average change in property values across the city...
Jan 10, 2023
