by Kamloops Critic | Dec 31, 2025 | Arena Multiplex, Build Kamloops, Mike O'Reilly
When Multitasking Goes Too Far Kamloops City Councillor Mike O’Reilly wore many hats. Councillor. Chair of the Build Kamloops Select Committee. CEO, President, and shareholder of Comet Industries. Individually, none of those roles are improper. Taken together — and...
by Kamloops Critic | Dec 10, 2025 | City Council
We were played by Council during their meeting November 4th, 2025. The name of the play could have been “Let’s Pretend to Support the Mayor’s Motion While Rendering it Useless”. No wonder Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson seemingly opposed his own motion. By the end of the...
by Kamloops Critic | Dec 6, 2025 | AAP, City Council, PAC
It’s no wonder the public was enraged after hearing the news that the cost for the performing arts center (PAC) had jumped from $154 million to $211 million. Many residents unwittingly approved a $140M loan by doing…absolutely nothing. Those that were aware of...
by Kamloops Critic | Nov 25, 2025 | City Council, Election 2026
I enjoy watching shows about the Roman empire, Julias Caesar, and of course Sparticus. It’s often played on the back of my mind that there are similarities between the Romans and our City Council. They both seem to focus on entertainment rather than the real problems...
by Kamloops Critic | Oct 25, 2025 | City Council
Even with Kamloops City Councillors Mike O’Reilly and Katie Neustaeter absent, the childish behaviour continued. Another councillor walkout, constant interruptions, a conflict of interest warning, and the Mayor fruitlessly trying to get some cooperation out of his...
