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๐๐๐: ๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ (๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐) ๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ โ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐โ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐โ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: No Plans, No VoteโReferendum 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 VoteโReferendum 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. Thatโs 10.45% in PERMANENT tax increasesโ OVER AND ABOVE any yearly property tax tax increases, such as the 2026…
Two Service Providers – Two Perspectives
Last week Alfred Achoba told Infonews that recovery housing can be hard to fill because many people arenโt ready. In contrast, yesterday ASK Wellness CEO Bob Hughes highlighted the need for expanded recovery-oriented housing and better coordination between systems….
Kamloops Version of Cowichan Land Claim
Former Mayor of Kamloops, Mel Rothenburger, outlines the parallels between the Cowichan and Kamloops casesโand suggests City Council may need to pay closer attention. KCU has not taken a position on the matters raised, and we welcome respectful comments and…
Audit Motion Passed Without Mayor’s Support
๐๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ At Tuesdayโs Kamloops City Council meeting, councillors approved a motion calling for a performance audit of organizations holding BC Housing-funded contractsโan initiative first introduced by Mayor Reid…
Mayor Motions for Drug Housing Audit
Kamloops residents deserve transparency and accountability when public funds are involved. KCU supports Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s motion calling for an independent audit of taxpayer-funded harm-reduction/drug housing facilities. We recommend Council approve it at the…
NSBIA Calls for Change After Overdose
KCU supports the NSBIAโs call for coordinated changeโaction that connects people in crisis to care in real time. We also support Mayor Reid Hamer-Jacksonโs motion for an independent audit of taxpayer-funded harm-reduction/drug housing facilities, and recommend that…
Journalism Our City Needs More Of
Thank you Doug Collins, for addressing City Hallโs โfriendsโ and calling for accountability on Kamloopsโ big projects. This is the kind of journalism our city needs more of. Read Doug Collins’ article: COLLINS: Upcoming staffing decisions critical to success of new…
Rules for Thee โ But Not for the City of Kamloops
People are exhausted. They donโt know who or what to believe, and theyโre done watching local officials and city administration play by a different set of rules. Over the last three years, trust in City Hall, in leadership, and even in each other has eroded in…
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