Mike O’Reilly invited Kamloops residents to ask questions. I took him up on it. Then I went back to the records behind one of his answers.
Mike O’Reilly Invites Questions. I Have a Few More.
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City Council
So Sue Me
Katie Neustaeter told Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson “so sue me.” Given the history between them and the City’s decision to fund her legal defence, those three words deserve a closer look.
Council Pay Bylaw: What Does Bylaw 71 Really Change?
Kamloops Council has turned its existing pay policy into a bylaw, increased council expense allowances and added a new mechanism to recover money owed to the City. With an election approaching and an unresolved legal-cost dispute involving the Mayor and a councillor, the changes raise some questions about how Council pay should be set and recovered.
Well Played, Councillor O’Reilly
Mike O’Reilly was deputy mayor when Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson was absent from the June 23 council meeting. We now know O’Reilly had blocked the Mayor’s texts. So what really happened?
Candidate Profile: Nancy Bepple — Community Engagement, With Limits
Nancy Bepple is seeking a fourth term on Kamloops City Council. This candidate profile examines her ten-year record, priorities, public engagement, and council voting history ahead of the 2026 municipal election.
Who Decides What the Public Hears?
Most media coverage of Tuesday’s council meeting focused on whether Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson threatened the Corporate Officer. This article examines a different question: what authority did administration rely upon when directing staff to mute the Mayor’s microphone, and did the circumstances described by the City actually exist?