by Kamloops Critic | Sep 30, 2025 | City Council
You’ve heard the local media’s take on the recent court case. Now I’ll start to offer mine. I’ll get into the “he said, she said” at a later time. For this article, I’d like to take a closer look at the people involved. The Case As many know, Kamloops Mayor Reid...
by Kamloops Critic | Sep 29, 2025 | City Council
Kamloops City Council delivered a confidential letter to the Mayor on Dec 9th, 2022. Over 2 years later, they decided to release its contents to the public. Why now? City Releases Letter Sometime after July 29, 2025, the City added the letter to their Legal Matters...
by Kamloops Critic | Sep 23, 2025 | City Council
Kamloops City Councillor Dale Bass hit the jackpot! In the ongoing feud between Council and Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson (Mayor), Bass claimed the Mayor breached the Code of Conduct (Code) Bylaw and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). The...
by Kamloops Critic | Sep 18, 2025 | City Council, TNRD
You can’t help but wonder what goes through Kamloops Councillor Dale Bass’ mind sometimes. After having no idea what she seconded in a TNRD meeting in July, Bass surprises us again. And I don’t mean in a good way. Name-Calling Bass seems to have no issue with...
by Kamloops Critic | Sep 15, 2025 | City Council, TNRD
Just one day after the meeting referenced in our previous article, Councillor Kelly Hall is at it again. In the TNRD’s Policy and Governance Committee meeting on Wednesday, Sep 10, 2025, Hall was blatantly obvious in his lack of interest in the meeting. Chair Roden...
by Kamloops Critic | Sep 10, 2025 | City Council
Maybe the better question is: Who isn’t paying attention during Kamloops City Council meetings? If I was presenting to Council and councillors were busy with their phones, I would be annoyed. How frustrating is it to feel unheard because someone thinks they and...
by Kamloops Critic | Sep 2, 2025 | City Council
Kamloops citizens are burdened with outrageous property taxes, and most other expenses are increasing faster than their income. While many employees pack a lunch for work, the same isn’t true for Kamloops City Council. They enjoy free meals and trips at taxpayer...
by Kamloops Critic | Aug 18, 2025 | City Council
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s vote is absolutely worthless. Yet Kamloops City Councillor Dale Bass wants to focus on whether the Mayor had a conflict of interest. Reece Harding, an investigator frequently used by the city, delivered his findings for complaint 2025-0024...
by Kamloops Critic | Aug 16, 2025 | City Council, TNRD
On July 17, 2025, during a TNRD board meeting, Director/Councillor Dale Bass seconded a motion and then admitted that she had no idea what she seconded. A notice of motion was read by Director Lee Onslow and was seconded by Bass who stated “I second it, but I have a...
by Kamloops Critic | Aug 12, 2025 | City Council, Kamloops
Disgraced Kamloops City Councillor Bill Sarai is once again in the news. This time trying to draw attention to a verbal altercation he allegedly had with Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. Wait, did this seriously happen again? This time it was during Hot Nite in the City....
