Performing Arts Centre

Walsh to take another run at saving former Kamloops Daily News building

KAMLOOPS - After a confusing meeting back in December that left Coun. Denis Walsh frustrated by his own mistake, he plans on bringing the issue of saving the former Kamloops Daily News building back to council next week. Walsh announced in a news release he once again plans to ask council to rescind his own...

2015 TOP STORIES: Kamloops deals with construction, recycling strike and referendum

KAMLOOPS - It was an eventful year for Kamloops residents, as we dealt with an abundance of major roadwork, a referendum, a recycling strike, the construction of a new casino and of course the proposed Ajax Mine taking a step forward in its application. PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE In April we were introduced to a plan...

Kamloops Daily News building to remain standing following council confusion

COUNCILLOR FACES OFF AGAINST MAYOR IN HEATED DEBATE KAMLOOPS - What started as routine approval for capital projects at a regular Kamloops city council meeting today turned into confusion, then anger as one councillor made his discontent known to all in chambers. Councillors were discussing the fate of the former Kamloops Daily News building during capital project...

City plan to tear down the Daily News building draws both criticism and approval

KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops is planning to tear down the former Daily News Building downtown, the spot originally picked for a proposed performing arts centre. While at least one city councillor is against the plan, the spokesperson for group which fought and lost the referendum to build the performing arts centre believes it...

The YES campaign still positive about a performing arts centre in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – While Kamloops residents might have voted 'no' to a performing arts centre, the people behind the YES Campaign are not giving up. Spokesperson Brenden Shaw says the group is planning to meet informally in the next few weeks, the first time they have met since the Nov. 7 referendum. “We want to discuss...

Kamloops councillor demands a recount, by hand

KAMLOOPS - There is an absence of accountability in both our election and referendum voting systems and the only way to ensure accuracy is to count ballots by hand, a Kamloops councillor is arguing. Coun. Denis Walsh let his fellow council members know yesterday, Nov. 18, he will be asking them to support the idea...

STAHN: Show a little respect for referendum results

It was a close vote Saturday and it took until the last poll to know definitively that voters had turned down the performing arts centre proposal, and that decision was enough to bring out some of the worst in Kamloops.

Performing arts centre would still be good for Kamloops: PAC Not Yet

KAMLOOPS – While the no-side won the Kamloops performing arts centre referendum, the spokesperson for the group formed to get that result says the city shouldn’t see it as a failure. “Why use this as a road block? Look at it, use the momentum, keep the ball rolling,” Nelly Dever says. The former Kamloops city...

‘Yes’ side disappointed with Kamloops performing arts centre referendum loss

“NOT OVERLY SURPRISED, BUT DEFINITELY DISAPPOINTED” KAMLOOPS – About 32 per cent of the eligible voters in Kamloops have decided a performing arts centre will not be built in the city, at least, not anytime soon. The ‘no’ side edged the ‘yes’ side by 1,668 votes. About 54 per cent of the voters said no...

Kamloops says ‘NO’ to performing arts centre

KAMLOOPS - Despite a strong campaign to encourage residents to say ‘yes’ to a performing arts centre, voters ultimately decided to say ‘no’ during this week’s referendum. Kamloops residents were asked whether they support the city borrowing $49 million to help build a performing arts centre. Council had already said they supported it and several...

Referendum on Kamloops performing arts centre: Will you vote yes or no?

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents have one day to make up their minds on whether to vote for or against borrowing $49 million to build a performing arts centre before tomorrow's referendum. Former city councillor Nelly Dever is the spokesperson for the PAC Not Yet campaign. Her group objects to the centre on a largely financial...