Expanded B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus to begin meeting again

KAMLOOPS — Details are hard to come by, but there is confirmation the B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus is being resurrected.

On Tuesday (June 13), Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson told council the caucus had held a meeting earlier that morning. Hamer-Jackson did not provide any further details, even as councillors pressed him for basics about the group’s mandate and how often it would be meeting.

Hamer-Jackson’s revelation came after Councillor Dale Bass brought forward a motion calling for the formation of a similar caucus made up of councillors from B.C.’s largest cities. Bass subsequently withdrew the motion, saying she wished Hamer-Jackson would have told her about the revival of the Urban Mayor’s Caucus before she brought it forward.

The B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus formed during the last term of municipal government. Mayors of 13 larger B.C. cities would hold regular, virtual meetings to discuss matters that affected all of their communities — notably homelessness, crime and related social issues.