Kamloops City council

ROTHENBURGER – Muzzling the mayor might be easier said than done

May 30, 2024 // 10 Comments

IF THE LATEST shackles placed on Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson by City councillors play out the way they’re designed, his political emasculation will be close to complete. On [Continue]

CITY HALL – Mayor strikes back over his removal as City’s official spokesperson

May 29, 2024 // 3 Comments

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is firing back at his City councillors today (May 29, 2024) over an in-camera decision to remove him as the official City spokesperson and replace [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Prediction about the failure of Braun report is coming true

May 28, 2024 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EARLIER THIS MONTH, when provincially appointed advisor Henry Braun delivered his report to Kamloops City council, I wrote that it would [Continue]

LETTER – Taking to the City Hall sidewalk to defend local democracy

May 28, 2024 // 1 Comment

Sometimes, there is a turning point for a person and I recognized that point when I saw the woman holding her walking stick being threatened with arrest for speaking out of [Continue]

LETTER – Please, council, show us some substance instead of a to-do list

May 25, 2024 // 12 Comments

Coun. Hall’s letter is mind-boggling for at least two reasons. Firstly, he copied and pasted a to-do list, then again publicly humiliated the mayor. I sure hope the rest of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Do Kamloops City councillors deserve a raise in their pay?

May 9, 2024 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A BIZARRE RECOMMENDATION in Henry Braun’s report on Kamloops City council’s dysfunctionality this week was that City councillors deserve [Continue]