editorial-–-why-mayor-hamer-jackson-should-be-at-the-ubcm-convention

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EDITORIAL – Why Mayor Hamer-Jackson should be at the UBCM convention

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MOST MEMBERS of Kamloops City council are at the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver. One of those who isn’t there is Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. He says he didn’t go because, as I understand it, he sees no point in it. Since he’s no longer the official spokesperson for the City, he has little sway in talking to other civic leaders or provincial politicians, he says. Last night (Sept. 17, 2024), he told me via text: “I’m not the voice of the City. We have a deputy CAO, a deputy deputy CAO and 7 Deputy Mayors that have made themselves the voice of the City.” He says at the last UBCM convention he was relegated to the background as councillors and staff met with various provincial ministers on Kamloops issues. He also cited the costs of sending delegates to the annual conflab. For him, the bill would have been about $5,000 for travel and accommodations, he says. “It’s probably going to cost the taxpayers about 50 thousand dollars… Just hope they come back with huge success, but time will tell.” There’s another aspect to attending under current circumstances, one he didn’t mention. Had [...]

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EDITORIAL – Why Mayor Hamer-Jackson should be at the UBCM convention

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