Sunday OneBC town hall, counter-protest went ahead without issue: RCMP

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OneBC balked at those costs and accused the city of attempting to extort thousands of dollars from a political party, adding the city was the only organization trying to “stir up trouble and hatred.”

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In a post on social media, the party said it had a “great town hall event” in Kamloops, despite having to move it to an empty lot.

The City of Kamloops tried to stop our events but we aren’t controlled by city hall activists. https://t.co/YHxDCOa22K pic.twitter.com/3LYmJZAp9l

— OneBC (@One_BCHQ) June 8, 2026

A number of anti-Brodie protestors were also stationed in the vacant lot across the street near the BCLC building. Armed with signs and slogans, they attempted to drown out Brodie, who was in the city to speak “affordability, infrastructure, local decision-making, and the pressures facing families and small businesses.”

“With any event the Kamloops RCMP assess risks and develop a plan to mitigate those risks,” Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Darren Durnin told CFJC Today. “The Kamloops RCMP, supported by Kamloops Community Safety Officers, were present to ensure public safety.”

“Persons in opposed to OneBC were present and did protest both lawfully and peacefully. The event proceeded without issue.”

At this time, it’s not clear if the City of Kamloops will attempt to invoice OneBC for the security costs that were incurred Sunday, or what that amount is. On Friday, acting CAO Jen Fretz said the city billed the party for security costs so taxpayers wouldn’t “be burned by costs related to one specific event.”

“The city follows consistent processes when it comes to event applications and this process is exactly the same as what we would follow for any other event applicant,” Fretz said. “[It] is exactly what we would do with other events that required additional security.”

Documents released Friday noted that while the city had the right to invoice for any additional costs incurred beyond the initial estimate, it would also refund any overpayments to OneBC once actual costs were realized.