Should Kamloops voters replace every incumbent councillor in 2026? This article explains why frustration alone won’t change Council—and what will.


Should Kamloops voters replace every incumbent councillor in 2026? This article explains why frustration alone won’t change Council—and what will.

A new Kamloops AAP Submission Service helps residents respond before the deadline without printing or scanning forms.

A second defamation lawsuit between Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and Councillor Katie Neustaeter turns on a key question: when does “observing” become “spying”? Court transcripts show Neustaeter acknowledged that “spying” was her interpretation of the Mayor’s …

A personal reflection on Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, voter intent, and why change in Kamloops was always going to be uncomfortable — and why that matters.

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...

In the days following the dismissal of Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s defamation lawsuit, Councillor Katie Neustaeter has characterized the court’s decision as vindication. That word is doing far more work than the judgment itself supports. The court didn't declare the...