"Coun. Mike O'Reilly even more directly pointed blame at the mayor for failing to keep order in the room, but he said Hamer-Jackson 'thrives' on the behaviour.

He said people in the room who commentate, heckle and jeer were there to 'intimidate' council.

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"'At the end of the day, the chair needs to chair the meeting,' he said. 'What we are seeing being welcomed into council chambers, frankly, is the way (Hamer-Jackson) operates.'"

"Hamer-Jackson laughed when told some councillors were escorted to their vehicles. He said he had no intention to step up control in council chambers, but did point concern at councillors around him that make comments during the meeting."

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"It's unlike anything that's been seen in Kamloops before and it is tremendously challenging for us to do the work that we have been commissioned into while being heckled in our own chambers."