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REID ALL ABOUT IT – Fire extinguished on mayor’s commercial property

September 8, 2025 // 3 Comments

An occasional look at events in the life of Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. CBC Daybreak Kamloops is reporting this morning (Sept. 8, 2025) that Kamloops Fire Rescue was called to [Continue]

CITY – First group of CSOs sworn in with peace officer status at ceremony

September 3, 2025 // 2 Comments

Kamloops Community Services Officers now officially have peace officer status. Twenty-five CSOs were sworn in at a private ceremony in Council chambers yesterday (Sept. 2, [Continue]

POLICE – PIN scammers and pickpockets are busy in Kamloops

August 19, 2025 // 1 Comment

The Kamloops RCMP Detachment is reminding the public to be extra aware of their surroundings when entering their PIN, following recent theft and fraud reports. The most [Continue]

CITY HALL – Mayor faces more pay cuts after conflict of interest investigation

August 15, 2025 // 11 Comments

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is facing new cuts in pay after a Code of Conduct investigation found he had a conflict of interest in a vote late last year on a North Shore [Continue]

CITY HALL – Grants for study of climate change impact on water infrastructure

August 15, 2025 // 1 Comment

The City of Kamloops has acquired more than half a million dollars in grant funding to support climate change adaptation work in the Thompson River watershed. The City [Continue]

CITY HALL – What sparked the Hot Nite spat between mayor and councillor

August 12, 2025 // 12 Comments

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson says the confrontation between him and Coun. Bill Sarai at Hot Nite in the City was very brief, and he doesn’t recall using the foul language the [Continue]