by Kamloops Critic | Mar 13, 2026 | City Council, Civic Accountability, Municipal Governance
When residents have concerns about taxes, development, policing, homelessness policy, or major capital projects, the advice is almost always the same: email City Council. In Kamloops, residents are routinely directed to send those concerns to citycouncil@kamloops.ca,...
by Kamloops Critic | Feb 6, 2026 | City Council, Ethics & Transparency, Local Government Accountability
After three emails and nearly three months, only the Mayor responded. When I published Why the O’Reilly Case Matters in Kamloops, I suggested the case was about more than one councillor or one complaint. It was about whether City Council understands what ethical...
by Kamloops Critic | Jan 27, 2026 | City Council, City Hall
Municipal council minutes are supposed to be the official historical record of what occurred during a public meeting. They are relied upon by residents, journalists, lawyers, and courts as evidence of how decisions were reached. But a review of the City of Kamloops’...
by Kamloops Critic | Jan 21, 2026 | City Council, City of Kamloops, Code of Conduct, Reid Hamer-Jackson
Guest commentary for KamloopsCritic.ca When Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson issued a public letter on January 14, 2026 rejecting Council’s demand that he sign an apology over the cancelled March 2024 State of the City slideshow, most coverage treated it as another chapter in...
by Kamloops Critic | Jan 20, 2026 | City Hall, Code of Conduct, Kelly Hall
The City of Kamloops has now formally confirmed that citizens are barred from accessing its Code of Conduct complaint process, eliminating any public pathway into Council’s primary accountability mechanism. In a written response this week, Corporate Officer Maria...
