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 7, 2026 | Byron McCorkell, City Council, City Hall, Code of Conduct, Reid Hamer-Jackson
When a system designed to protect the public interest becomes a tool of attrition, accountability itself is at risk. Introduction: Accountability or Attrition? Codes of Conduct exist to ensure ethical governance, protect the public interest, and maintain trust in...
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 | 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...
