Today’s post is about the concerns around Kamloops City Council’s use of the Alternative Approval Process (AAP) for the PAC (Performing Arts Centre) and arena multiplex projects. I’ll argue that, even if legally defensible, Council violated the spirit of the BC AAP...
Disgraced Kamloops City Councillor Bill Sarai is once again in the news. This time trying to draw attention to a verbal altercation he allegedly had with Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. Wait, did this seriously happen again? This time it was during Hot Nite in the City....
It has become increasingly annoying to hear sirens nearly every time I go outside. Noticing that I have become almost apathetic towards the reason for the siren, I asked Google “emotional effect of hearing sirens”. I wasn’t surprised by the result. Google’s AI...
Motorcycles and potholes are a dangerous combination. The City of Kamloops recommends that citizens use the myKamloops app to report potholes. Riding Season Is Here March 1st is my unofficial date for when riding season starts. It's a mental comfort on some of the...
Did City Council need to pause Public Inquiries, or did they just need to pause Councillor Neustaeter? Neustaeter Absent From March Meetings Public meetings in March 2025 were noticeably different from past meetings. There was a little less conflict in the air and the...
There was a bad smell in Kamloops on Friday, March 21st, 2025. Maybe it was the “faint whiff of an AAP for the new RCMP station” hinted at by local watchdog group Kamloops Citizens United (KCU). Once again, the public is questioning the motives of the City of...