Reider’s Digest, our monthly interview segment with Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, returns (at the 16:37 mark) in Episode 88 of Kamloops Last Week.

We also welcome KTW reporter Jessica Wallace, who after years of enduring hardship and lost pregnancies joins us (46:31) — along with baby Joseph — to talk about mom life, pay tribute to health-care workers, express concerns about prenatal care in Kamloops and share thoughts on mayor and council.

The VW Turtle River Race, a fundraiser for the Kamloops Brain Injury Association, is coming to Riverside Park on May 7, from noon to 3 p.m.

Volkswagen of Kamloops owner Terry Lowe pops in (56:39) to preview the event and issue a challenge to local businesses.

Hamer-Jackson touches on many subjects, including shelters, his work to address tainted drug supply after a recent overdose death in Kamloops, the potential upcoming referendum on borrowing money for infrastructure projects, safe-injection sites, the proposed drug-use bylaw, extensions for two shelter locations in the city and allegations council has made against him.

We thank Gord’s Appliance and Mattress Centre, Volkswagen of Kamloops, McDonald’s and the Kamloops Y Dream home for their support. Check out the sponsorship improv segment at 12:29.

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