Levi Landry

Reporter w/ Kamloops. Any opinions are my own.

[Levi Landry @LeviMLandry]

#Kamloops Coun. Bill Sarai’s reelection campaign photo looks off, so we asked his campaign manager Keith Liddiard if it was AI-enhanced or generated. He replied it’s “not an AI-enhanced image in any shape or form.”
Multiple AI detection tools disagree. What do you think?

[Levi Landry @LeviMLandry]

We dropped the FOI request that was thrust into #Kamloops council politics this week and used against the mayor. https://t.co/ehSlDn8OPS

[Levi Landry @LeviMLandry]

My FOI request for the mayor's emails and texts took a surprising turn when he was harangued publicly at yesterday's council meeting for failing to produce the records. #Kamloops https://t.co/hdszLwSHuG

[Levi Landry @LeviMLandry]

My FOI request for the mayor's emails and texts took a surprising turn when he was harangued publicly at yesterday's council meeting for failing to produce the records. #Kamloops https://t.co/hdszLwSHuG

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https://t.co/TDqdHQ86Yo It's an understaffed and "toxic" workplace at Vernon RCMP, according to current and former members. Per my colleague @bbulmer1 #VernonBC

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[Levi Landry @LeviMLandry]

The lengths of that connection aren't known and Kamloops RCMP haven't responded to my questions, but the alleged March 2024 plot aligns with the beginning of gang-related arsons that escalated to public shootings in the following weeks. 2/2

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The investigation into a convicted Wolfpack killer's escape from a BC prison led investigators to a planned Kamloops murder while local gang violence stirred up in the spring of 2024. 1/ https://t.co/uaWP7pIxQ6

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Keep in mind the failed attempt to disqualify Mike O'Reilly took 7 months and the election is now 14 months away. Plus, the losers had to pay his and the city's legal costs. #Kamloops https://t.co/bxa8MvhKSw

[Levi Landry @LeviMLandry]

@lynneborle Seems possible. I don't know whether council actually has the appetite to take him to court, but I suspect the investigation would give confidence to anyone thinking about disqualification.

[Levi Landry @LeviMLandry]

@lynneborle Seems possible. I don't know whether council actually has the appetite to take him to court, but I suspect the investigation would give confidence to anyone thinking about disqualification.

[Levi Landry @LeviMLandry]

This week can't end without one entry in the #Kamloops mayor saga. This time, a new report just opened the door to disqualifying RHJ from office, and he even told the investigator he expected it. https://t.co/G5qJjJvD1q

[Levi Landry @LeviMLandry]

Busy month for all us on the #Kamloops city hall/mayor beat. https://t.co/4WmIoiwgI7

[Levi Landry @LeviMLandry]

@ian484848 @Kamscan My DMs are open if anyone has footage.

[Levi Landry @LeviMLandry]

Sarai was then heckled by the mayor's supporters in the crowd and though I wasn't there, it seemed reminiscent of the time @MineerBrett was shouted down at the mayor's press conference last year. https://t.co/hIqbjfSj69 2/2

[Levi Landry @LeviMLandry]

As reporters (including me) closed in on #Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, he singled out @MineerBrett to have him step back. Dozens of the mayor's supporters then joined in to chant "Brett go home."

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Annual car show Hot Nite in the City got heated as the mayor chewed out coun. Sarai over who would MC the award ceremony. #Kamloops 1/2 https://t.co/uJWSfQiPqQ

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#Kamloops Sixties Scoop survivor finally finds family roots at age 70 https://t.co/fnY7L1wSTt

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The new risk at Kamloops city hall did prompt beefed up security measures just in this term. In the wake of the break-in at RHJ's business, Coun. Dale Bass told me she'll be asking staff if they should revisit security plans again.

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We don't know the motive behind the break in at the mayor's business, but it still raises alarm bells for a council that's faced its share of threats already this term. #Kamloops https://t.co/rfZtdULsgd

[Levi Landry @LeviMLandry]

Coun. Mike O'Reilly said mayor RHJ has "emboldened" people, but Kamloops is also far from alone. For example, a man was arrested a few years ago for suggesting Kelowna's mayor should be shot and, more recently, Vancouver's mayor got security escorts from VPD.

[Levi Landry @LeviMLandry]

Mayor Hamer-Jackson won't say, but last year he said the property was his de facto office after he was forced from the mayor's typical desk into a room specially built in the basement at Kamloops city hall. He rarely steps foot in the office at city hall. https://t.co/ZijrFIQjkJ

[Levi Landry @LeviMLandry]

While police investigate the break-in at the mayor's business property, city hall staff and councillors want to know if municipal records were inside. #Kamloops https://t.co/L9NwVqzYi2