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Did Castanet Ask the Hard Questions on Kamloopsโ $350M Projects?
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ? In a March 26 Castanet article (see screenshots), residents are expected to accept vague claims from council members without any documentation or basic fact-checking. Thatโs not…
Kamloops Residents Raise Concerns Over Council Dismissing Affordability Issues
A lack of decorum from all around the horseshoe againโbut a video captures councilโs disregard for residents asking for transparency and accountability. Watch the video here: Council Dismissing Resident Concerns Facebook post by This is Kamloops
Council Dismisses Questions as Costs Rise on Kamloops PAC
๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ช๐ผ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ โ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌโ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐. KCU welcomed Councilโs willingness to second a motion to pause the Performing Arts Centre (PAC) and…
Why Are Kamloops Taxpayers Funding 86% of a $211M PAC?
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ $๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ก๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ฌ? Across B.C. and Canada, new large standalone performing arts centre builds are very rareโand thatโs not a coincidence. PACs are extremely expensive and typically depend on significant external…
Call to Pause Kamloops PAC and Multiplex Projects
At last week’s Council meeting (March 10), Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson introduced a motion to postpone/delay the PAC and Multiplex projects for up to one year, halt further spending and contracts, and require a staff report on the financial and legal impacts. The motion…
New Questions Emerge in Kamloops City Hall FOI Controversy
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌโ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ What happened at Tuesdayโs council meeting raises serious questionsโand new information is now complicating the story further. The issue centres on a motion brought forward by Councillor Margot Middleton regarding a…
Kamloops City Hall Management Salaries Up 42% in Three Years
๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐% ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌโ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ $๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ. Read the iNFOnews article here: Management salaries up 42% at Kamloops city hall over three…
Kamloops Seeks $40M ShortโTerm Loan
Kamloops has authorized short-term borrowing before, although not at this scale. Read the iNFOnews article here: Kamloops city hall needs a $40M payday loan
Election Talk Begins Early in Kamloops
Following campaign announcements from council members Mike OโReilly and Nancy Bepple, discussion about the October 17, 2026 election is already ramping up. An Armchair Mayor editorial questions whether Bepple and Reid Hamer-Jackson could work together if re-elected. A…
Petition: Stop the 7% PST on Business Services
A petition has been launched calling on the BC government to reverse the new 7% Provincial Sales Tax (PST) on business services, scheduled to take effect October 1, 2026. The petition states: Small businesses are already struggling. Families are feeling the pressure….
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