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City of Kamloops Claims $12M in “Delay Costs”—But Where’s the Breakdown?
𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐀𝐏 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞—𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲, 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. In October of 2024, KCU co-organizer Kathrine Blair-Wunderlich…
AAP Deadline Approaching: Will You Submit Your Response Before May 29?
𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐀𝐏 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞? The Tranquille sewer project makes sense—it’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 Alerts—Are You Signed Up?
Register for emergency notifications through Voyent Alert! City of Kamloops – Emergency Alert Notifications
Kamloops Faces High Wildfire Risk—But Where Is the Public Plan?
𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬? • 𝟒 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨, 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟓𝟎% 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. → What does that mean for residents today? • 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬…
What Was Left Out of Kamloops’ AAP Court Decision Messaging?
𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬. As the City continues to reference the February 2025 AAP court decision, it’s worth revisiting its communications during that time. The legal win was highlighted—but serious observations…
Questions Grow Around Kamloops PAC Cost Increases
“𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭.” Now the City is claiming the issues driving PAC cost increases were all known and planned for—but when costs were climbing, the story was different. If it was all anticipated, the project wouldn’t 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 promised—while key decisions are made after the…
Do Kamloops Multiplex Cost Claims Match the Timeline?
𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤—𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐀𝐏 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 ‘𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬’ 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬. The City states the AAP court challenge resulted in a 6-month delay and $4–5M in Multiplex costs due to tariffs and economic uncertainty—based on…
Did Kamloops Withhold $200M in Infrastructure Plans During AAP Vote?
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰—𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐛𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 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
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