KCU : Kamloops Citizens United

06/04/2026

𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠?

KCU does not believe residents have enough clear information to fully understand the AI data centre component of this proposal before Council considers major land-use changes at Tuesday's public hearing.

The proposed Kenna Village development in the Iron Mask area returns to Council for a public hearing on Tuesday, June 9 at 7:00 pm at City Hall.

• References to an AI data centre were included in materials presented at the January 13 hearing. Although those references are absent from the current public hearing materials, the City told KCU there has been "high level indication from the proponent of a data centre."

• The City has already funded approximately $40 million in Southwest Sector water and sewer infrastructure for the Iron Mask area, and City staff state this proposal, along with other Southwest Sector developments, would significantly accelerate approximately $100 million in additional water infrastructure projects.

• In April 2026, the City moved the Pathways Shelter hearing to the Kia Lounge at Sandman Centre to accommodate a large volume of anticipated public participation. Despite people being turned away from the January 13, 2026 Kenna Village hearing due to limited capacity, the hearing is once again scheduled for Council Chambers.

• The statutory public notice for the hearing was issued on Tuesday, June 2, leaving residents just 3½ days to review the information, seek clarification, and submit written comments before the noon deadline on June 5.

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐲

• Email your comments to: [email protected]

• Speak at the public hearing in person at City Hall on Tuesday, June 9 at 7:00 pm.
(You do not need to speak in order to attend and observe.)

• Join remotely by Zoom

*Written submissions must be received by noon tomorrow Friday, June 5 and will become part of the public record, including publication of your name and address on the City's website.

Staff report, previous submissions, and Zoom link in comments.

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05/30/2026

𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐀𝐈 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬.

To help us all better understand, we're compiling questions and have arranged for independent experts to answer them with factual, objective information about current and future AI data-centre development relevant to Kamloops.

What would you like to know?

𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨@𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝.𝐜𝐚

05/27/2026

Thank you to the City of Kamloops and City Council.

Earlier this month, KCU alerted the City to links on the AAP forms directing residents to the wrong email address.

Council has now amended the bylaw to ensure any affected response forms will still be counted.

*𝐴 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑚𝑖𝑡 𝐴𝐴𝑃 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑠, 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑒. 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠.

05/21/2026

𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝟐 𝐀𝐀𝐏𝐬. 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬.

While City Hall faces criticism over public communication during the recent water issue, many residents say they did not receive notice about the two current AAPs ending May 29:

• Tranquille Phase III Sewer Main/Road enhancement—$9M
• 965 McMaster Way land purchase—$16.7M

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬:
• Notice was only included with mailed property tax notices—halfway through the AAP timeframe.
• Residents receiving tax notices by email reportedly received no AAP notice.
KCU sent a letter to the City requesting clarification, no response has been received.
• KCU alerted the City that website AAP form links directed residents to the wrong email address.
Residents were reportedly told to re-send forms or risk them not counting.
KCU requested the AAP process be restarted, request was denied.
• Physical access to City Hall became restricted, 10 days before AAP deadline due to construction.
• The City already purchased the McMaster Way land in Aug. 2024 using short-term/internal funding while PAC/Multiplex AAPs were underway.
This AAP would move the purchase to long-term borrowing, leaving questions around alternative city-owned land options/limited public discussion during a period of rising debt.

𝐊𝐂𝐔 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭—𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐀𝐏𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫—𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐂𝐌𝐏 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠?

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫-𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲?

If 8,527 residents submit AAP forms (per project), the proposed borrowing would not move forward and City Hall would need to consider other options.

If you are a Canadian citizen, 18 or older, live in Kamloops, have lived in B.C. for at least 6 months, and oppose either or both borrowing bylaws, a link to submit AAP forms is in the comments.

Please share.

05/17/2026

05/16/2026

We’re glad to see the City acknowledging concerns following the recent water issue, and hope the promised review leads to improvements in how information is communicated to residents and businesses during emergency situations.

05/14/2026

Election Slate Announcement

05/13/2026

Dear City of Kamloops,

We said it during the AAP, and we’ll say it again during this infrastructure emergency:

Relying primarily on online methods to reach residents is not acceptable.

Neither is blaming residents.

Many people say the Voyent Alert system didn’t notify them properly, while others either weren’t aware of it or don’t use cell phone apps.

Thankfully this was water and not wildfire.

Emergency communication needs to reach everyone — quickly, clearly, and through multiple methods.

Please do better.

*𝐴𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠—𝐶𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑡 𝐾𝑎𝑚𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑝𝑠 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.

05/11/2026

What will be your top 3 or so for the Oct 17 election?

(Update: Public input should have been included on the list with Increased taxpayer say.)

05/08/2026

𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 “𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧,” 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭.

Labeling others as angry while consistently displaying it herself is textbook projection.

This is a councillor with a documented pattern of showing contempt for residents asking legitimate questions about how their tax dollars are spent—while openly criticizing the public’s right to participate in civic decision-making.

Dale Bass expects respect without extending it, and that kind of conduct has no place in someone elected to represent the public.

As for Councillor Bass’s claim that concerned residents “have absolutely no idea how municipal government works”—anyone familiar with how City Hall functions would recognize that KCU’s work reflects a clear understanding, supported by facts, informed perspectives and experience.

Kamloops continues to elect the same circle of familiar voices—people connected through politics, media, and influence—while expecting different results. That cycle protects the status quo—not the people it’s supposed to serve.

Better decisions don’t come from the same closed loop—they come from candidates who value accountability and transparency—and voters who insist on both.

If people want an affordable, sustainable, and well-run community, that cycle needs to be broken.

𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕—𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝. 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐊𝐂𝐔. 𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐞.