LETTER – Tyee needs to get the facts right on municipal chaos

Posted on October 9, 2025 in Feedback, Letters // 3 Comments

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson (right) talks with Will Beatty, the City’s community services manager in the wake of a break-in at the mayor’s office this past summer. (Image: Mel Rothenburgeer.)

Re: REID ALL ABOUT IT – ‘Mayor of Chaos’ rehashes a lot of very old news

Great story Mel,

As the former Mayor of Harrison Hot Springs (2022-2024), and reading the “story” in the Tyee. It is my opinion that it is the “media” who the public should be concerned about, I have more trust in the government.

Thank god for social media, and the ArmchairMayor.

Presently, Harrison Hot Springs has never been more divided as a community with the present council. Tyee, please get the facts right.

ED WOOD

Reid Hamer-Jackson

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3 Comments on LETTER – Tyee needs to get the facts right on municipal chaos

Rob Madsen // October 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM // Reply

Do tell. What facts have they got wrong?

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- bronwenbscott // October 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM // Reply
  
  From Mel’s earlier article:
  
  “For example, the article notes that Hamer-Jackson has been accused of bullying and threatening to fire former City CAO David Trawin but omits the fact Trawin acknowledged in writing that the mayor had never made any such threat, glorifies the deeply flawed Braun report, and ignores the convenient release of inside stuff by councillors when it was unfavourable to the mayor. It also characterizes the infamous Tapegate shouting match as being a two-sided incident, when the tape makes it clear Coun. Bill Sarai was the verbal aggressor.”
  
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- tremendouspenguine // October 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM // Reply
  
  How about important ommisions? Like the fact that Trawin wrote a letter stating that the Mayor NEVER MADE ANY THREATS TO FIRE HIM.
  
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