Convention centre, marketing southwest area nothing new
KAMLOOPS — Sometimes old ideas become new again. Sometimes that’s a good thing, sometimes not so much.
The idea of a Kamloops convention centre has raised its head. So has the idea of a business association for the southwest commercial area. Both have been tried before, and failed.
The fact that something didn’t work the first time doesn’t mean it’s doomed to failure the second time, but there are always lessons to be learned.
The convention centre suggestion comes from City council candidate Jim Michals. He might not know it, but others thought the same thing, back in the late ‘90s. The council of the day made an arrangement to partner with a developer to get it built with a taxpayer subsidy.