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Kamloops Allows Electronic AAP Signatures as Rules Vary Across BC
When the City of Kamloops started accepting electronic signatures for Alternative Approval Process...
Kamloops City Council: Should Voters Replace Every Incumbent in 2026?
Introduction: A Question Worth Taking Seriously When local columnist Mel Rothenburger wrote about...
Kamloops Extends Pathways Shelter Permit
After a packed April 21 meeting, Council approved a 20-month extension while questions about...
Kamloops AAP Submission Service Makes It Easier to Respond Before the Deadline
A simpler way to take part in the current AAP Kamloops residents currently have a limited time to...
Kamloops Motion to Delay Major Projects Forces Council to Take a Public Position
The Kamloops Mayor's motion to delay projects now before Council looks, at first glance, like a...
When the Public Speaks, and Council Moves On
Public hearings are presented as one of the few moments when residents can directly influence...
Worthy of Response?
When residents have concerns about taxes, development, policing, homelessness policy, or major...
Councillor Neustaeter’s Curious Hypothetical Example
The December 13 Hypothetical That Wasn’t So Hypothetical During the December 13, 2022 regular...
Kamloops Mayor Defamation Case: “Observed” vs “Spying”
A simple question about access to a restricted area of Kamloops City Hall has turned into a second...
The Mayor Who Wouldn’t Stay Down
A personal reflection on resilience, change, and why underdogs still matter My attention to...
Council Won’t Say Who Owns Comet Shares
After three emails and nearly three months, only the Mayor responded. When I published Why the...
Protected Speech Is Not Vindication
In the days following the dismissal of Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s defamation lawsuit, Councillor...
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