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Kamloops Council Amends AAP Bylaw After Email Error—Affected Responses Will Be Counted

by KCU | May 27, 2026 | Civic Engagement, Governance & Accountability

Thank you to the City of Kamloops and City Council. Earlier this month, KCU alerted the City to links on the AAP forms directing residents to the wrong email address. Council has now amended the bylaw to ensure any affected response forms will still be counted. *𝐴...

Kamloops AAP Deadline Raises Concerns About Public Notification and Access

by KCU | May 21, 2026 | Governance & Accountability, Municipal Finance

𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝟐 𝐀𝐀𝐏𝐬. 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬. While City Hall faces criticism over public communication during the recent water issue, many residents say they did not receive notice about the two current AAPs ending May 29: • Tranquille Phase III Sewer Main/Road...

City of Kamloops Signals Review of Emergency Communications After Water Outage

by KCU | May 16, 2026 | Governance & Accountability, Public Safety

We’re glad to see the City acknowledging concerns following the recent water issue, and hope the promised review leads to improvements in how information is communicated to residents and businesses during emergency situations. Read the CBC article here: City of...

Water Outage in Kamloops Raises Questions About Emergency Communication

by KCU | May 13, 2026 | Governance & Accountability, Public Safety

Dear City of Kamloops, We said it during the AAP, and we’ll say it again during this infrastructure emergency: Relying primarily on online methods to reach residents is not acceptable. Neither is blaming residents. Many people say the Voyent Alert system didn’t notify...