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MAYOR’S FOI – Information and Privacy Commissioner cancels inquiry

March 20, 2026 // 0 Comments

An inquiry into an allegation that Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson failed to properly respond to a Freedom of Information application has been terminated. The mayor said today [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Hydrogen at the pulp mill will not make it more efficient

March 19, 2026 // 0 Comments

THE OWNER of Kamloops pulp mill, Kruger Inc., is partnering with two others to reduce greenhouse gasses by generating hydrogen on site and using it as fuel. It’s an [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The tale of the mayor’s FOI texts continues to confuse

March 16, 2026 // 2 Comments

AN UPDATE to the FOI battle at City Hall is in order. Call it the Tale of the Texts. As of today (March 16, 2026), Coun. Margot Middleton maintains she has not received the [Continue]

MIDDLETON – Council is not using the FOI process to embarrass the mayor

March 12, 2026 // 3 Comments

In August 2025, the City received a Freedom of Information request from a media outlet seeking Mayor Hamer-Jackson’s emails and text messages over a two‑month period. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Why all involved should just walk away from FOI debacle

March 12, 2026 // 3 Comments

THE MAYOR has sent in the files requested by the City on the subject of the FOI application that blew up in council chambers this week. But Coun. Margot Middleton, who raised [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Daylight Saving or Standard time, it doesn’t matter to me

March 12, 2026 // 1 Comment

AT FIRST, I thought it was a mistake for B.C. to adopt permanent Daylight Saving Time but now I realize it doesn’t matter. It seemed to me that time should not be [Continue]