News Items tag as: Kamloops City Council 2022

No signs of end to mayor's year-long legal spats with non-profits
December 17, 2022 - 6:00 PM

The mayor of Kamloops threatened a defamation lawsuit against Canadian Mental Health Association's executive director more than a year before he was elected, but it will still get in the way when it comes to city business with the non-profit.
Kamloops mayor's security company direction a 'closed' issue
December 15, 2022 - 7:00 PM

The mayor of Kamloops won't be on the hook after a city-contracted security company told City staff he was directing their employees.
Kamloops mayor to keep distance from social issues — for now
December 12, 2022 - 7:00 PM

The new Kamloops mayor will continue to step away from anything on council that relates to two of the largest and most active non-profits helping the city's homeless.
Kamloops to consider drop in pot shop fees, highest in Thompson-Okanagan
December 12, 2022 - 6:00 PM
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Kamloops is the last big city in the Thompson-Okanagan region to drop its exorbitant cannabis business license fees.
New Kamloops mayor may have crossed a line by directing city-contracted security company
December 09, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson stepped beyond his role when he directed a security company under contract with the City where to go and what businesses to keep an eye on.
City of Kamloops tight-lipped about mayor's legal issues
December 09, 2022 - 4:14 PM

Even though Kamloops city council has released some information from closed door meetings this week that excluded the newly-elected mayor, it hasn't provided much in the way of clarity.
Kamloops mayor to be excluded from another meeting of council
December 08, 2022 - 1:51 PM

Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson wants to put the conflicts of interest and legal issues behind him to focus on City business, but he's expected to sit out another meeting today where he'll be the focus of a discussion between council and the City's lawyers.
Kamloops mayor directed city-contracted security to guard his business
December 07, 2022 - 6:00 PM

The mayor of Kamloops may be in hot water after trying to direct a city-contracted security company to watch over his business.
New Kamloops mayor skips entire council meeting due to 'conflicts of interest'
December 06, 2022 - 3:54 PM

The mayor of Kamloops watched this afternoon's council meeting from home after declaring "conflicts of interest" and stepping away at its outset.
ASK Wellness wants Kamloops's mayor to end 'defamatory' comments
November 16, 2022 - 5:01 PM

A prominent social service agency is asking the new mayor of Kamloops to work together rather than "point fingers."
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