Reid Hamer-Jackson

BEPPLE – Limiting each speaker to five minutes serves everyone’s interests

February 15, 2023 // 1 Comment

MEETINGS ARE CORE to what a city council is about. Meetings are where information is presented, issues are debated, and decisions are made. The business of the City of [Continue]

COLLINS – Next step in the mayor’s saga comes tomorrow

February 5, 2023 // 6 Comments

TOMORROW NIGHT (Feb. 6), the Board of Education for School District 73 jumps into the best-seller, The Saga of RHJ. The mayor, who has already jumped into the mud with [Continue]

CITY – Mayor asks defeated candidates for input into strategic plan

January 24, 2023 // 4 Comments

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is hoping to get input on the City’s strategic plan from candidates defeated in last October’s civic election. The mayor told ArmchairMayor.ca he [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Why mayor isn’t in a conflict of interest over 48 Victoria West

January 21, 2023 // 2 Comments

ANOTHER LIVELY WEEK in Mayor RHJ Nation. Back in the chair at City Hall after his vacation, the mayor didn’t fail to raise some hackles. At one point during the Tuesday [Continue]

LETTER – Councillors should have used ‘sober second thought’ on photo

January 18, 2023 // 1 Comment

Hello Mel. Although I’ve not lived in Kamloops since 2013, I still keep an eye on the city’s politics, and as of late, it’s certainly been interesting. When I first saw [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Deputy mayor is a backup goalie and it should stay that way

January 16, 2023 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT’S THE JOB of the deputy mayor? What is he or she supposed to do? The answer is, as little as possible. That’s because the mayor’s [Continue]