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CIVIC ELECTION – Turnout at advance polls suggests busy election day

October 16, 2026 // 0 Comments

If the turnout on three advance voting days is any indication, Kamloopsians could be heading for the polls in big numbers for tomorrow’s (Oct. 17, 2026) civic election. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Dear media: There’s another side to City council chaos

October 14, 2026 // 19 Comments

IF INCUMBENT MAYOR Reid Hamer-Jackson loses on Saturday (Oct. 17, 2026), some local news outlets may as well close their doors. Poor old RHJ has been their bread and butter, [Continue]

CIVIC ELECTION ISSUES – Is it time to try a ward system in Kamloops again?

October 13, 2026 // 1 Comment

Part 5 in a series on some of the issues raised in the current civic election. By MEL ROTHENBURGER Publisher, ArmchairMayor.ca THERE WAS A TIME when Kamloops had a [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The best and rest of civic election campaign signs of 2026

October 11, 2026 // 4 Comments

AND THE ENVELOPE please. It’s time for the Armchair Mayor’s campaign sign awards. Since 2008, I’ve been issuing reviews of campaign signage in every civic election. [Continue]

CIVIC ELECTION – Mayor, CFJC in verbal spat over televised candidates’ debate

October 9, 2026 // 1 Comment

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and CFJC-TV are scrapping over Thursday night’s (Oct. 8, 2026) televised mayoral candidates’ debate. Hamer-Jackson says he didn’t participate [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Candidate Giesbrecht’s hostage video was in poor taste but….

October 9, 2026 // 11 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MAYBE IT WAS INEVITABLE that an old social media post would come back to haunt a candidate in the current election. But we would have [Continue]