News Items tag as: Reid Hamer-Jackson

Lawyers for Kamloops mayor, councillor face off in week-long court hearing
September 22, 2025 - 2:13 PM

A long-delayed hearing to test the Kamloops mayor’s defamation lawsuit against a city councillor started Monday as a judge considers whether to toss the matter out entirely.
Court hearing set for dispute between Kamloops mayor and province over leaked report
September 14, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A BC judge will hear government lawyers go up against the mayor of Kamloops next month over a leaked workplace investigation.
Kamloops council conduct investigator not biased, says investigator
September 12, 2025 - 6:00 PM

The investigator probing Kamloops council's conduct for the past two years said he isn't biased.
Reid Hamer-Jackson's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad summer
September 08, 2025 - 6:00 AM

How was your summer? If you're the mayor of Kamloops, it was unforgettable in the worst way.
Kamloops mayor files RCMP complaint against himself
August 26, 2025 - 6:00 PM

The mayor of Kamloops has filed another complaint to police, but this time it's different.
Provincial intervention overdue as Kamloops deals with dysfunctional mayor: critic
August 21, 2025 - 4:00 AM

The province made a misstep when it introduced new rules for policing conduct in BC's city and town halls.
Kamloops mayor could soon be earning less than minimum wage
August 19, 2025 - 6:00 PM

The mayor of Kamloops would be earning a healthy $150,000 per year if not for a series of compounding punishments by his council colleagues.
Kamloops mayor's early term legal risks exposed in newly released letter
August 17, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Kamloops city council has quietly made public a letter sent to Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson that lays out a litany of legal liabilities he posed to the city just a month into his term.
Kamloops council censures mayor over conflict of interest
August 15, 2025 - 3:04 PM

The mayor of Kamloops got yet another pay cut after an investigator found he violated conflict of interest laws.
Kamloops mayor calls journalist an 'enemy' and 'biased' after criminal probe dropped
August 14, 2025 - 6:00 PM

The mayor of Kamloops now says the journalist who patted his shoulder at a bar made an "error in judgement" after a police investigation tossed any suspicion of an assault.
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Support for B.C. wineries after devastating freeze extended another year
Wineries in B.C. are still recovering from the freeze in 2024 so the government is allowing them to use grapes from out of province for another year. The polar vortex in January 2024 severely damaged vines and while vineyards are replanting

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Kamloops lobby group says new housing rules lack rental protections
A Kamloops lobby group is calling on city hall to protect renters amid plans to densify urban neighbourhoods. New City of Kamloops plans "don't go far enough" to prioritize renters displaced by redevelopment, according to a Tr

News Items tag as: Reid Hamer-Jackson

Lawyers for Kamloops mayor, councillor face off in week-long court hearing

Court hearing set for dispute between Kamloops mayor and province over leaked report

Kamloops council conduct investigator not biased, says investigator

Reid Hamer-Jackson's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad summer

Kamloops mayor files RCMP complaint against himself

Provincial intervention overdue as Kamloops deals with dysfunctional mayor: critic

Kamloops mayor could soon be earning less than minimum wage

Kamloops mayor's early term legal risks exposed in newly released letter

Kamloops council censures mayor over conflict of interest

Kamloops mayor calls journalist an 'enemy' and 'biased' after criminal probe dropped

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