by KCU | Mar 17, 2026 | Advocacy & Public Engagement, Infrastructure, Municipal Finance
At last week’s Council meeting (March 10), Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson introduced a motion to postpone/delay the PAC and Multiplex projects for up to one year, halt further spending and contracts, and require a staff report on the financial and legal impacts. The...
by KCU | Mar 10, 2026 | City Budget, Governance & Accountability, Municipal Finance
๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐% ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌโ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ $๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ. Read the iNFOnews article here: Management salaries up 42% at Kamloops city hall over three...
by KCU | Mar 6, 2026 | Municipal Finance
Kamloops has authorized short-term borrowing before, although not at this scale. Read the iNFOnews article here: Kamloops city hall needs a $40M payday loan
by KCU | Feb 21, 2026 | Municipal Finance
A petition has been launched calling on the BC government to reverse the new 7% Provincial Sales Tax (PST) on business services, scheduled to take effect October 1, 2026. The petition states: Small businesses are already struggling. Families are feeling the pressure....
by KCU | Feb 18, 2026 | Municipal Finance
๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ. ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ. The Provincial Government of B.C. and TRU are reducing administration and deferring capital projects. In contrast, the City of Kamloops is defending its management structure and advancing major capital projects. Given the current...
by KCU | Feb 6, 2026 | Municipal Finance, Property Taxes
๐๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง, ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ? Spend-now/pay-later borrowing isnโt fiscally responsible growthโitโs City credit-card math, funded by taxpayers. Read the iNFOnews article here: Looming Kamloops debt may soon exceed annual revenue *๐โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ...