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Proposed 2027 Water Fee Changes Could Mean More Than a 10% Increase

Proposed 2027 Water Fee Changes Could Mean More Than a 10% Increase

by | Jul 24, 2026 | Municipal Finance

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝟑𝟑% 𝐂𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 At next Tuesday’s Committee of the Whole meeting (July 28), City staff will ask the Committee to direct Administration to prepare bylaws for Council’s consideration that would: + 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞...
City of Kamloops Claims $12M in “Delay Costs”—But Where’s the Breakdown?

City of Kamloops Claims $12M in “Delay Costs”—But Where’s the Breakdown?

by | May 7, 2026 | Governance & Accountability, Municipal Finance

𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐀𝐏 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞—𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲, 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. In October of 2024, KCU co-organizer Kathrine Blair-Wunderlich...
AAP Deadline Approaching: Will You Submit Your Response Before May 29?

AAP Deadline Approaching: Will You Submit Your Response Before May 29?

by | May 6, 2026 | Governance & Accountability, Municipal Finance

𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐀𝐏 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞? The Tranquille sewer project makes sense—it’s what AAPs have typically been used for in the past. At the same time, how do you feel about moving ahead with the McMaster land purchase for...