Tag: City Council
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City hall business playing out in courthouse
MAYOR AND COUNCIL Much of the news around mayor and council in the past month has taken place at the courthouse, rather than city hall. O’REILLY RESPONDS A B.C. Supreme Court petition to disqualify Coun. Mike O’Reilly from his office will be heard in March. A group of 10 petitioners is alleging that O’Reilly is…
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Leaked report causing further trouble for mayor
Sean Brady Further legal trouble has emerged for Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, with the province filing suit at the end of January to force him to destroy or return all copies of a report concerning his behavior. B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court on Jan. 30, seeking a court…
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Crime, housing among council conversation
MAYOR AND COUNCIL Coun. Bill Sarai issued a public apology in early December for secretly recording a conversation between himself and Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, who had earlier received the recording with no indication it was Sarai who had created it. Sarai said his actions were “unprofessional and unacceptable” but not illegal in the apology.…
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Citizen files petition
The city is standing its ground on its use of the alternative approval process to authorize borrowing a combined $275 million for two projects, including an arena multiplex and the long-sought performing arts centre. In October, Kathrine Wunderlich filed a petition with the B.C. Supreme Court to quash a pair of bylaws enacted by council…