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Do Kamloops Multiplex Cost Claims Match the Timeline?

Do Kamloops Multiplex Cost Claims Match the Timeline?

by | Apr 12, 2026 | Governance & Accountability, Infrastructure, Municipal Finance

𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤—𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐀𝐏 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 ‘𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬’ 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬. The City states the AAP court challenge resulted in a 6-month delay and $4–5M in Multiplex costs due to tariffs and economic uncertainty—based on...
Did Kamloops Withhold $200M in Infrastructure Plans During AAP Vote?

Did Kamloops Withhold $200M in Infrastructure Plans During AAP Vote?

by | Apr 3, 2026 | Governance & Accountability, Municipal Finance

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰—𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐛𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 City of Kamloops administration and Council are now blaming the 2024 Alternative Approval Process (AAP) court challenge for delays in borrowing approval for the Tranquille sewer upgrade and McMaster Way land purchase...
Did Castanet Ask the Hard Questions on Kamloops’ $350M Projects?

Did Castanet Ask the Hard Questions on Kamloops’ $350M Projects?

by | Mar 30, 2026 | Governance & Accountability, Local Media

𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥? In a March 26 Castanet article (see screenshots), residents are expected to accept vague claims from council members without any documentation or basic fact-checking. That’s not...
Council Dismisses Questions as Costs Rise on Kamloops PAC

Council Dismisses Questions as Costs Rise on Kamloops PAC

by | Mar 26, 2026 | Governance & Accountability, Municipal Finance

𝑾𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝒂 𝑲𝑪𝑼 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏: 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 “𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬” 𝐛𝐮𝐭, 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞. KCU welcomed Council’s willingness to second a motion to pause the Performing Arts Centre (PAC) and...