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RECENT ARTICLES
Kamloops Voters Society Rallies at City Hall
KCU thanks KVS for organizing the rally, as well as everyone who was able to attend. We hope City Council will consider moving council meetings to the evening so that people who are working (to pay taxes and rent) have a fair chance to attend. View the rally video...
Council Tightens Screws on Public Input
Kamloops City Council has voted to continue the suspension of Public Input until the end of their term. Read the Armchair Mayor article here: EDITORIAL – City council tightens the screws on public input at its meetings
Council Pushing Back Against BC Housing
It appears Council is now pushing back against BC Housing’s harm-reduction-only (wet) requirements, saying the province isn’t meeting local needs. Councillor Hall cites the imbalance—noting there are 200 more low-barrier (wet) supportive housing units in the works...
City Attempts to Dispel PAC “Myth”
A good read. Kamloops Critic advises: Let Council know what you think. If you’re not in favour of the City using reserve funds for purposes other than their intended use, tell them. If you didn’t get an opportunity to oppose the AAP they used to gain approval for...
Myth vs Fact
The City advised that the PAC project cost was $154 million, when they asked the public for permission to borrow the money via the AAP last July. Now we find out it’s actually $211 million. Why were people not given the real cost—when it mattered?
City’s “Misinformation” Claim
IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) - and the City’s “Misinformation” Claim IPD isn’t the issue with the PAC—the way Kamloops is using it is. Other BC cities have used IPD, but the public was assured that they had completed the due diligence first. Kelowna’s $242M...
Council Contradiction
City news release (Nov 25, 2025): “Council reaffirmed its confidence in the project’s funding strategy, which ensures no additional tax increases are required to build the venue.” Councillor Karpuk: The project “requires millions from reserves that will need to be...
𝐏𝐀𝐂: 𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐯𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬
𝐏𝐀𝐂: 𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐯𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐯𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 (𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞) 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 “𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞” 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞—𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: No Plans, No Vote—Referendum in 2026 - Online...
Pause the $211M PAC
Petition numbers can gauge public approval, show residents are engaged, and add context for voters in the next municipal election. Please read the info and if you agree-sign and share to others via social media or email! Petition: No Plans, No Vote—Referendum in 2026...
Budget Meeting Tomorrow
Council has already locked in a permanent 5% property tax hike for the PAC and Multiplex. Soon they will ask for another 5.45% for a new RCMP building. That’s 10.45% in PERMANENT tax increases— OVER AND ABOVE any yearly property tax tax increases, such as the 2026...
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