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ROTHENBURGER – In days of old, before Kamloops City Hall became a fortress…

April 13, 2024 // 8 Comments

CONTRARY TO PREVAILING public opinion, City Hall has not always been a place of discontent between councils and administrators. While there have been times when [Continue]

CITY HALL – ‘Elected officials … should not have free access to staff areas’

April 12, 2024 // 8 Comments

Following is the statement issued Thursday, April 11, 2024 by City administration on the removal of access to “staff areas” by members of City council: Our [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Lockout of mayor and council makes it clear who’s in charge

April 12, 2024 // 15 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOW WE KNOW for sure who’s in charge at City Hall. It’s not the mayor. It’s not even councillors. It’s administration. Some might [Continue]

CITY HALL – ‘All differences’ over CSO dispute have been resolved, City says

April 3, 2024 // 5 Comments

A dispute between City Hall and the Canadian Union of Public Employees over restructuring of the bylaws department has been resolved, a City news release said today (April 3, [Continue]

CITY HALL – Councillors reverse mayor’s order, lift McCorkell’s suspension

March 28, 2024 // 2 Comments

Acting City of Kamloops CAO Byron McCorkell has been re-instated after a short-lived suspension. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson suspended McCorkell on Tuesday but the other eight [Continue]

CITY HALL – Councillors say they ‘have utmost confidence’ in McCorkell

March 27, 2024 // 5 Comments

A statement today from City Hall identified as being on behalf of “councillors and the City” strikes back at Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s suspension of deputy [Continue]