City Hall

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]

CITY HALL – The mayor of Kamloops gets his office back

May 2, 2024 // 4 Comments

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson can once again work in his City Hall office whenever he wants. The mayor confirmed today (May 2, 2024) that he has been given round-the-clock access [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – A short visit to SILGA in quest of the ‘bullying’ resolution

May 1, 2024 // 8 Comments

RESOLUTION 39 would be kind of funny if it wasn’t so sad. The resolution, titled ‘Bullying and harassment by local elected officials’ was debated today (May 1, 2024) at [Continue]