Civic election 2026

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]

SINGH – Making your civic election voting decision easier, step by step

October 9, 2026 // 0 Comments

By ARJUN SINGH The Kamloops Chronicle HAVING 51 CANDIDATES stepping up to run for Mayor, Council, and School Trustee is both an incredible win for local democracy and a [Continue]

CIVIC ELECTION ISSUES – When is a meeting of councillors not a meeting?

October 9, 2026 // 6 Comments

Part 4 in a series on some of the issues raised in the civic election campaign. By MEL ROTHENBURGER Publisher, ArmchairMayor.ca TRANSPARENCY has long been a key issue in [Continue]

CIVIC ELECTION ISSUES – The myth of City Hall taxing Sun Rivers, New Afton

October 8, 2026 // 6 Comments

Part Three in a series on some of the key issues raised in the current civic election campaign. By MEL ROTHENBURGER Publisher, ArmchairMayor.ca ARE SUN RIVERS residents [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Too many, not enough, names on the ballot

October 7, 2026 // 0 Comments

TOO MANY are running in this civic election, and not enough. The ‘too many’ is the roster seeking to be the next mayor of Kamloops or one of eight councillors; the ‘not [Continue]