politics

Reid Hamer-Jackson is next mayor of Kamloops
Reid Hamer-Jackson is the new mayor of Kamloops. Hamer-Jackson received 7,298 votes or 31.6% of…

Kamloops mayor-elect setting poor example: Expert
After winning election as the next mayor of Kamloops, Reid Hamer-Jackson went on the attack…

New Kamloops mayor skips entire council meeting due to ‘conflicts of interest’
The mayor of Kamloops watched this afternoon's council meeting from home after declaring "conflicts of…

Kamloops mayor directed city-contracted security to guard his business
The mayor of Kamloops may be in hot water after trying to direct a city-contracted…

Kamloops mayor to be excluded from another meeting of council
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson wants to put the conflicts of interest and legal issues behind…

New Kamloops mayor may have crossed a line by directing city-contracted security company
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson stepped beyond his role when he directed a security company under…

Dude, where’s my mayor? Kamloops mayor skips duties, absence unexplained
The inside squabbling at Kamloops City Hall continued this week after new mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson…

Kamloops mayor wants input from council candidates that lost
The new mayor of Kamloops wants candidates who lost in the municipal election to provide…

Kamloops councillors fire back at mayor’s shake-up
The mayor of Kamloops is taking his authority to its limit by bringing people outside…

Kamloops council poised to undo mayor’s committee changes
Eight Kamloops city councillors are set to meet tomorrow to potentially undo some of the…

Kamloops mayor on the defensive as council grills him over committee appointments
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson was grilled by fellow Kamloops council members for making unilateral decisions without…

Three health experts take a close look at BC’s COVID strategy
Earlier this year the COVID-19 pandemic was downgraded from an emergency to an endemic disease,…

Alberta’s fossil fuels ‘war room’ singles out a local BC government for battle
When Nanaimo recently voted to ban FortisBC’s natural gas hookups from new buildings, Alberta’s infamous…

On third anniversary of BC’s promise to protect old-growth, ancient trees still falling
Conservation groups are alarmed that endangered old-growth forests continue to fall three years after B.C.…

South Okanagan NDP MP Richard Cannings isn’t running for re-election
The only NDP MP in the Thompson-Okanagan, Richard Cannings, announced today he won’t run for…