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Questions Grow Around Kamloops PAC Cost Increases
โ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ.โ Now the City is claiming the issues driving PAC cost increases were all known and planned forโbut when costs were climbing, the story was different. If it was all anticipated, the project wouldnโt be $57 million over the $154M total project…
Shifting Plans, Rising Costs: Questions Around Kamloops Arena Project
This is what happens when Council signs off on millions in borrowing without firm plans, cost certainty, or transparency. The scope shifts, the price climbs, and the public ends up paying more for less than what was promisedโwhile key decisions are made after the…
Do Kamloops Multiplex Cost Claims Match the Timeline?
๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐๐จ๐จ๐คโ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ โ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌโ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ. The City states the AAP court challenge resulted in a 6-month delay and $4โ5M in Multiplex costs due to tariffs and economic uncertaintyโbased on…
Did Kamloops Withhold $200M in Infrastructure Plans During AAP Vote?
๐๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฐโ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ City of Kamloops administration and Council are now blaming the 2024 Alternative Approval Process (AAP) court challenge for delays in borrowing approval for the Tranquille sewer upgrade and McMaster Way land purchase…
Kamloops Considers Rental Suite Registry as Financial Pressures Grow
Read the iNFOnews article here: Kamloops considers registry for illegal rental suites as reserves dwindle
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…
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