Kamloops mayor Hamer-Jackson will be back on the ballot

Kamloops voters will see their incumbent mayor’s name back on the ballot this year.

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson delayed his appointment to drop off a nomination package at Kamloops city hall, following through a day before the deadline.

It comes after growing speculation he would drop out of the race, as his home faces the threat of a tax sale, his business property faces foreclosure and he nears the end of a chaotic four-year term.

iNFOnews.ca learned Hamer-Jackson arrived with a handful of people, planning to bring witnesses into the room. After he was met with resistance with city hall election staff, his advisor Arthur Loring was allowed to join, since reported by local blogger and columnist Mel Rothenburger.

Hamer-Jackson had spent recent days emailing city council to ask for a letter that details which employees he is barred from meeting with, even after city staff and council assured him there are no restrictions between him and elections staff. City officials tell iNFOnews.ca there is no such letter.

iNFOnews.ca has attempted to contact Loring and Hamer-Jackson multiple times, but neither have responded.

His nomination papers were posted to the city’s official online list, appearing alongside the names of three competitors. The incumbent mayor will face city councillor Mike O’Reilly, Nelly Dever and Ray Dhaliwal in the October election.

— This story was updated with a link to Reid Hamer-Jackson’s nomination papers at 4:55 p.m., Sept. 10, 2026.