A reported threatening voicemail to former Kamloops CAO David Trawin became part of a confidential letter from Council to Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. The documents and media coverage leave important questions unanswered: what evidence supports the account, how did Trawin know the caller’s alleged connection to the Mayor, and who decided to discuss the incident publicly?
A question about the Mayor’s 2022 election signs took a curious trip through Kamloops City Hall, from the Mayor to the CAO to the City’s lawyer. What did it cost taxpayers to deal with a question that still wasn’t clearly answered?
The City of Kamloops has executive assistants supporting several senior managers. Here’s what the City’s organizational chart and salary information show.
A complaint submitted four days before Kamloops Council voted to remove the public’s right to file Code of Conduct complaints raises a new question: what did Council know before the vote?
The City of Kamloops asked me to delete an email from Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, citing sections 73.1 and 73.2 of FIPPA. Later, the City clarified that no formal section 73.1 notice had been issued and that the request was voluntary.
AI is already appearing in Kamloops’ 2026 election campaigns. But should using AI make voters question a candidate’s qualifications? The better test may be how they use it—and whether they’re willing to take responsibility for the result.