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Kamloops Has $1 Billion in Projects to Plan Over Next Decade

by KCU | Jan 26, 2026 | Infrastructure, Municipal Finance

This raises serious questions about the City’s long-term planning and financial sustainability. Read the iNFOnews article here: Kamloops has $1B in maintenance bills due — without $500M in new builds

Kamloops Cuts Services While Raising Taxes

by KCU | Jan 22, 2026 | City Council, City Hall, Property Taxes

A 7.1% Tax Hike – and They Want a Medal? City Hall just announced a 7.21% property tax increase, down from the 10.76% they originally projected, and they’re congratulating themselves for it. They didn’t trim the top-heavy administrative layer. They didn’t reduce...

City Hall Must do Better Providing Public Access to Meetings

by KCU | Jan 20, 2026 | City Council, City Hall

A KCU member suggested an interesting solution that we’ll be passing on. The City now encourages public participation via Zoom rather than in-person attendance at meetings. When seating capacity becomes an issue, could staff who are present join the meeting by Zoom...

Update 2: Residents Turned Away From Kamloops Public Hearing

by KCU | Jan 19, 2026 | City Council, City Hall

A further update on our communication with Deputy Mayor Kelly Hall regarding members of the public being turned away from last week’s statutory public hearing due to space constraints. Shown are Councillor Hall’s latest reply, followed by our subsequent letter to...

Kamloops Growth Claims Don’t Match the Data

by KCU | Jan 17, 2026 | Build Kamloops, City Hall

Build Kamloops was sold to the public on city growth. It’s unclear where the City sourced the claim that Kamloops is “Canada’s third fastest-growing city,” but neither Statistics Canada nor provincial population data support that description for our municipal growth....

Update: Residents Turned Away From Kamloops Public Hearing

by KCU | Jan 16, 2026 | City Council, City Hall

An update to our letter regarding residents being turned away at Tuesday’s public hearing due to space limitations. Attached is the reply received, and our response. (If you missed reading the original letter, it’s in our previous...