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Meetings Smoother Without Neustaeter
Did City Council need to pause Public Inquiries, or did they just need to pause Councillor…
Survey Smells
There was a bad smell in Kamloops on Friday, March 21st, 2025. Maybe it was the “ faint whiff of…
Middleton Puts Foot In Mouth
It looks like Kamloops City Councillor Margot Middleton put her foot in her mouth recently. She…
Get Off Your Soapboxes!
On Pink Shirt Day 2025, Councillor Katie Neustaeter publicly attacks citizens who opposed recent…
Katie Screws The Mayor Again
Kamloops City Councillor Katie Neustaeter motions to move the Mayor’s Report to the bottom of the…
Princess Katie Engages With Bad Things
Kamloops City Councillor Katie Neustaeter made a surprise comment on a post in the popular…
Parking Exempt From Service Excellence
Service excellence doesn’t seem to apply when it comes to parking in downtown Kamloops. I remember…
Mayor’s Misleading Misogyny
Alix Dolson wrote an interesting piece for CFJC Today’s Sound Off entitled The Mayor’s misleading…
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!
Code of Conduct complaint investigator Sarah Chamberlain’s report finds Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson…
See No Evil, Speak No Evil
If you’ve attended City Council meetings via Zoom, you’re probably accustomed to seeing CAO Byron…
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