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Why Are Kamloops Taxpayers Funding 86% of a $211M PAC?

Why Are Kamloops Taxpayers Funding 86% of a $211M PAC?

by | Mar 23, 2026 | Governance & Accountability, Municipal Finance

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 $𝟐𝟏𝟏𝐌 𝐏𝐀𝐂 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬? Across B.C. and Canada, new large standalone performing arts centre builds are very rare—and that’s not a coincidence. PACs are extremely expensive and typically depend on significant external...
New Questions Emerge in Kamloops City Hall FOI Controversy

New Questions Emerge in Kamloops City Hall FOI Controversy

by | Mar 13, 2026 | Governance & Accountability, Municipal Politics, Transparency & Accountability

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬’ 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐎𝐈 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥 What happened at Tuesday’s council meeting raises serious questions—and new information is now complicating the story further. The issue centres on a motion brought forward by Councillor Margot Middleton regarding a...
Kamloops City Hall Management Salaries Up 42% in Three Years

Kamloops City Hall Management Salaries Up 42% in Three Years

by | Mar 10, 2026 | City Budget, Governance & Accountability, Municipal Finance

𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝟒𝟐% 𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬—𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 $𝟔𝟓𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭. Read the iNFOnews article here: Management salaries up 42% at Kamloops city hall over three...
Petition: Stop the 7% PST on Business Services

Petition: Stop the 7% PST on Business Services

by | 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....