City Hall Archives

Public Information or Political Promotion?

by KCU | Jul 10, 2026 | 2026 Municipal Election, Governance & Accountability

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? Two weeks ago, media across B.C. covered the Province’s announcement of a two-year, $16 million expansion of the Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative. The City of Kamloops chose to issue its own...

Kamloops Ranked Last in B.C. for Net Financial Assets in 2024

by KCU | Jun 24, 2026 | Municipal Finance

Kamloops ranked 156th out of 156 B.C. municipalities for Net Financial Assets (Debt) in 2024. The City says this measure doesn’t tell the whole story, and accounting standards are changing in 2027 to include non-financial assets such as roads, buildings, and...

Will You Be Attending the Kenna Village Public Hearing?

by KCU | Jun 4, 2026 | AI Data Centres, Civic Engagement, Rezoning

𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠? KCU does not believe residents have enough clear information to fully understand the AI data centre component of this proposal before Council considers major land-use changes at Tuesday’s public hearing. The proposed Kenna Village...

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...