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CITY HALL – Mayor banned from closed committee meetings in latest sanction

June 13, 2024 // 7 Comments

Another sanction has been imposed on Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson by members of his council and, once again, no details provided of what may have led to it. In a news release [Continue]

CITY HALL – Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson removed as spokesperson for City

May 29, 2024 // 12 Comments

Kamloops City councillors are shortening the leash on Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson even more by removing him as the official spokesperson for the City. In a news release issued [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – B.C. is plagued by dysfunctional municipal councils

May 16, 2024 // 3 Comments

Once you start examining the dysfunctional councils around B.C., you quickly conclude it’s best to keep a large supply of eye wash on hand By STAN BARTLETT Vice Chair, [Continue]

CITY HALL – Mayor, councillors clash again as he’s removed as chair of meeting

May 14, 2024 // 10 Comments

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson was removed as chair of today’s Kamloops City council meeting during a raucous conclusion to the session that included a brief walkout by [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – A Mayor-Council-CAO Covenant could be what doctor ordered

May 13, 2024 // 6 Comments

THERE’S SOMETHING called a “Council-CAO Covenant” that might help Kamloops City Hall through its dysfunctional quagmire. It’s being tried in several other B.C. [Continue]

LETTER – Power struggle going on in Kamloops City Hall is obvious

May 4, 2024 // 7 Comments

Only days ago I read in this space, “Acting CAO Byron McCorkell and civic operations director Jen Fretz had said banning access by council members after hours was necessary [Continue]