Delegations
Thompson-Nicola Conservation Collaborative
Danielle Toperczer, Program Manager for the Thompson-Nicola Conservation Collaborative, presented Council with a request to consider including new wildlife corridor mapping and strengthened language in the updated KAMPLAN: City of Kamloops Official Community Plan to reflect ecological connectivity priorities. This work is being done in close collaboration with multiple Secwépemc Nations, drawing on both Indigenous knowledge and Western science to inform corridor mapping and prioritization. As part of this initiative, the Thompson-Nicola Conservation Collaborative is working with provincial agencies, researchers, and biologists to apply best practices in wildlife movement modelling and landscape connectivity analysis.
Kamloops Multicultural Society
A delegation from the Kamloops Multicultural Society attended Council in recognition of the Society’s 50th anniversary and expressed gratitude to the City for its support over the past 50 years, with key events like the Canada Day Celebration and Kamloops Folkfest. The delegation included:
- Ray Dhaliwal, President
- Ambo Dhaliwal, Director/Freedom of the City Honouree
- Wendy Redeman, Director
- George Uyeda, Director
View delegation presentations in the meeting slide deck or in the meeting YouTube recording.
Public Submissions
Changes to Statutory Notice Posting Place
After hearing submissions from the public, Council adopted Council Procedure Amendment Bylaw No. 59-4, 2025, designating the City Hall notice board as its public notice posting place. Later in the meeting, alternative means of public notice publication were approved via adoption of Public Notice Bylaw No. 65, 2025.
Council further passed a motion for staff to look into the costs of direct mailouts as an additional means of public notice, over and above those required by statute and by bylaw.
View the full report from the July 15, 2025, regular Council meeting.
Consideration of Bylaws
Fees and Charges
Council adopted Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 44-14, 2025, and Omnibus Fees and Charges Consequential Amendments Bylaw No. 44-13, 2025, which consolidate various fees previously set out in 19 separate City bylaws and three Council policies into one new bylaw. Within the new fee structure, several fees will be adjusted to better align with fees in comparable BC municipalities, including fees for business licensing and regulation, development and land use applications, subdivision, and road right-of-way usage. View the full report from the July 15, 2025, regular Council meeting.
Later in the meeting, in alignment with this bylaw change, Council rescinded two fee-related Council policies and authorized amendments to several other Council policies, removing references to fees and referring back to the new bylaw. More details on those changes are available in the Council memo.
New Industrial Park in Iron Mask
Council adopted Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 55-13, 2023, to rezone six parcels totalling 73.68 ha in area located between Sugarloaf Road and Bowers Place in the Iron Mask West Area from A1 (Agricultural) and FD (Future Development) to I1 (Light Industrial) and OS (Open Space). This rezoning will allow for site-specific general industry, RV sales, service and/or rental, and laundry and drycleaning, along with an industrial park and privately owned open space.
View the full report from the April 18, 2023, regular Council meeting.
New Multi-Unit Rental Development on Parkcrest Avenue
Council adopted Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 55-92, 2025, to rezone 1774 and 1782 Parkcrest Avenue with a site-specific amendment to increase the maximum density to allow a new 20-unit rental development.
New Public Notice Bylaw
Council adopted Public Notice Bylaw No. 65, 2025, which specifies that public notices will be posted on the City’s website and circulated through an email subscription service for at least the period required by statute. The subscription service will be periodically promoted through the City’s various communication channels online, within facilities, and via local media.
Before adopting this bylaw, Council ensured that the alternative means of providing public notice it sets out are reliable, suitable, and accessible within the meaning of the Public Notice Regulation, B.C. Reg. 52/2022.
View the full report from the July 15, 2025, regular Council meeting.
Unfinished Business
New Council Policy on Alternative Approval Processes
In order to provide greater clarity on Alternative Approval Processes, Council approved Council Policy - GGL-33, which includes:
- Establishing a process for determining the number of eligible electors for an alternative approval process
- Establishing a process for accepting Elector Response Forms from the public during an alternative approval process
- Establishing a process by which individuals can withdraw a submitted Elector Response Form
Reports to Council
St. Andrew's on the Square Improvements
Dusan Magdolen, the City's Cultural Services and Events Manager, provided Council with an update on the restoration and improvements plan for St. Andrew’s on the Square. St. Andrew’s on the Square, built in 1887 as a Presbyterian church, is considered a significant heritage building in Kamloops. On May 2, 2024, a fire damaged the building’s exterior and interior. In addition, water damage occurred throughout most of the space due to the building’s fire suppression system and firefighting efforts.
Since the fire, the building has been secured, some artifacts have been salvaged, and an interdepartmental committee has been formed to plan the restoration. Work is being done in consultation with the Kamloops Heritage Engagement Group and the Kamloops Heritage Society. While insurance will cover $752,000 for the restoration project, the committee is asking Council to authorize funding for restoration cost increases, the replacement of contents not covered under insurance, and proposed improvements to preserve the building’s heritage while supporting continued community use.
Council authorized funding from the Heritage Reserve ($264,750), Risk Reserve ($5,250), and Capital Contingency Reserve ($32,000) to cover the costs outlined in the report.
- View the full report.
- View the presentation within the Council meeting slide deck.
- Contact for further information:
Dusan Magdolen | dmagdolen@kamloops.ca
Public Engagement Opportunities
Council received an update on upcoming community engagement opportunities, as listed below.
Featured Engagement Opportunities
- Hot Topic: A Cultural Mapping of the FireSmart Program: As part of an exhibition at the Kamloops Museum and Archives, residents are invited to participate in cultural mapping of the FireSmart program. The maps collected will help create a collective picture of what the community knows and needs to know to improve fire mitigation programs like FireSmart. The exercise is open until August 30, 2025, during the Kamloops Museum and Archive’s operating hours.
- Responsible Liquor Consumption Pilot Project: The City of Kamloops has launched a pilot program to allow responsible liquor consumption in a designated area of Riverside Park. Residents are invited to provide feedback throughout the pilot program, which will be accepted online until October 1, 2025.
- Provide feedback at LetsTalk.Kamloops.ca/ResponsibleLiquorConsumption.
- Full details on the bylaw are available at Kamloops.ca/ResponsibleLiquor.
- EPermit Project: Residents and builders are invited to sign up to be beta testers for a new digital permitting process. More information is available at LetsTalk.Kamloops.ca/EPermit.
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Community Collaboration Activities
- Call for photos! Residents of all skill levels and ages are invited to submit their digital photos for a chance to be featured in the 2026 City Calendar. We encourage submissions that highlight our City's diverse population, urban landmarks, breathtaking environment, and variety of leisure activities. The deadline to submit your photos is September 29, 2025. Visit Kamloops.ca/Calendar for details.
Committee Reports
In response to recommendations from the July 10, 2025, Build Kamloops Select Committee meeting, Council directed Administration to:
- proceed with renovating the Kamloops Seniors Community Centre at the Cottonwood Manor (30-7730 Cottonwood Avenue) and fund the renovations in the amount of $200,000 from the Community Works Fund
- bring back options for snow removal on the sidewalks on Cottonwood Avenue, adjacent to the Cottonwood Manor (307 730 Cottonwood Avenue)
In response to recommendations from the July 10, 2025, Economic Health Select Committee meeting, Council:
- directed Administration to not bring new supplemental budget items forward impacting 2026 in the upcoming budget cycle
- directed Administration to provide an update on potential impacts or changes to the 2026–2030 Five-Year Financial Plan
- directed Administration to bring information to a future Economic Health Select Committee meeting regarding approximately $5 million in supplemental budget items approved by Council over the last five years that have yet to be undertaken, with the potential to include those funds in the 2026–2030 Five-Year Financial Plan, with $2.5 million toward 2026 and $2.5 million toward 2027
- provided Administration authority to utilize up to 50% of annual identified growth to address staffing levels with a focus on maintaining existing service levels
Councillor Reports
In response to Councillor Neustaeter's report, Council resolved to send a letter of support to the Federal Minister of Finance and National Revenue, copying Kamloops’ two Members of Parliament, expressing Council's strong support for the Kamloops and District Chamber of Commerce's Housing Gift Policy and Program, also knows as a Land Trust Policy, currently under consideration.
