Reid Hamer-Jackson

EDITORIAL – Council, staff, detractors must remember who elected the mayor

December 12, 2022 // 13 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S ONE MORE THING that has to be said about the storm surrounding Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. Let’s set aside all the closed meeting [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Undaunted, the mayor carries on after a very busy week

December 10, 2022 // 1 Comment

IT’S BEEN A BUSY WEEK for Mayor RHJ, and not in a good way. But in the midst of the chaos, he found an hour for coffee with the Armchair Mayor to talk about it. He was [Continue]

BEPPLE – Declaring conflicts of interest a normal part of the job on City council

December 7, 2022 // 1 Comment

DECLARING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST is a normal event during a B.C. city council meeting. In British Columbia, councils are governed by the Community Charter which was [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mayor’s conflict of interest declaration takes caution to a new level

December 7, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MAYOR REID HAMER-JACKSON excused himself from the entire City council meeting yesterday without saying why. He simply said there were agenda [Continue]

PETERS – Mayor HJ passes a test by keeping simmering feud under wraps

November 19, 2022 // 1 Comment

WATCHING THE FIRST MEETING the new Kamloops council this week should have left the viewer feeling optimistic. From a procedural perspective, did it run smoothly? Not always. [Continue]