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Kamloops AAP Deadline Raises Concerns About Public Notification and Access
๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. While City Hall faces criticism over public communication during the recent water issue, many residents say they did not receive notice about the two current AAPs ending May 29: โข Tranquille Phase III Sewer Main/Road…
City of Kamloops Signals Review of Emergency Communications After Water Outage
Weโre glad to see the City acknowledging concerns following the recent water issue, and hope the promised review leads to improvements in how information is communicated to residents and businesses during emergency situations. Read the CBC article here: City of…
Water Outage in Kamloops Raises Questions About Emergency Communication
Dear City of Kamloops, We said it during the AAP, and weโll say it again during this infrastructure emergency: Relying primarily on online methods to reach residents is not acceptable. Neither is blaming residents. Many people say the Voyent Alert system didnโt notify…
What Matters Most to You in the 2026 Kamloops Election?
What will be your top 3 or so for the Oct 17 election? (Update: Public input should have been included on the list with Increased taxpayer say.)
Public Conduct Matters: Questions Around Tone, Accountability, and Representation in Kamloops
๐๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ โ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง,โ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ. Labeling others as angry while consistently displaying it herself is textbook projection. This is a councillor with a documented pattern of showing contempt…
City of Kamloops Claims $12M in โDelay CostsโโBut Whereโs the Breakdown?
๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐โ๐๐ง๐, ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ. In October of 2024, KCU co-organizer Kathrine Blair-Wunderlich…
AAP Deadline Approaching: Will You Submit Your Response Before May 29?
๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐? The Tranquille sewer project makes senseโit’s what AAPs have typically been used for in the past. At the same time, how do you feel about moving ahead with the McMaster land purchase for Civic…
Kamloops Residents Urged to Register for Emergency AlertsโAre You Signed Up?
Register for emergency notifications through Voyent Alert! City of Kamloops – Emergency Alert Notifications
Kamloops Faces High Wildfire RiskโBut Where Is the Public Plan?
๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐โ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ? โข ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐จ, ๐๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐% ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ. โ What does that mean for residents today? โข ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ…
What Was Left Out of Kamloopsโ AAP Court Decision Messaging?
๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ. As the City continues to reference the February 2025 AAP court decision, itโs worth revisiting its communications during that time. The legal win was highlightedโbut serious observations…
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