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Kamloops Residents Urged to Register for Emergency Alerts—Are You Signed Up?

by KCU | May 4, 2026 | Community Information, Public Safety

Kamloops Faces High Wildfire Risk—But Where Is the Public Plan?

by KCU | May 1, 2026 | Governance & Accountability, Public Safety

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?

by KCU | Apr 20, 2026 | Governance & Accountability, Media & Communications, Municipal Finance

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

by KCU | Apr 15, 2026 | Governance & Accountability, Infrastructure, Municipal Finance

“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

by KCU | Apr 13, 2026 | Governance & Accountability, Infrastructure, Municipal Finance

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...