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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…
New RCMP Building’s Cost Jumps to $170M
The new RCMP building price tag has now risen to $169.8 million โ with taxpayers responsible for at least $142 million. Before residents sign off on more debt, maybe we should first see the design features and timeline that are actually required by the contract. Read…
Guest Column: The Last Strong Voice of Analytical Journalism in Kamloops โ by Mel Rothenburger
Atย Kamloops Citizens United (KCU), we believe open debate and diverse viewpoints are the foundation of democracy. Kamloops deserves journalism that informs citizens rather than managing public opinion. In this guest column, veteran journalistย Mel Rothenburgerย examines…
Kamloops Is Borrowing Big. Are We Ready For The Bill?
What Kamloops Taxpayers Should Know About BCโs Deficit and Local Borrowing Kamloops is planning major investments while BC faces a record-breaking $11.6 billion deficit and revised population forecasts that challenge the cityโs long-term growth assumptions. Provincial…
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Interior Health is cutting 91 administrative positions after a financial reviewโsending the message that public institutions must tighten up, prioritize front-line services, and trim bureaucracy. By contrast, since October 2020, the City of Kamloops has quietly added…
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๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ: In an article from April 2024, former Mayor Mel Rothenburger pointed out one omission in the City’s citizen satisfaction survey: it didnโt ask how well City Council was doing. To address that, he created 10 questions with…
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