Fee increase is one way forward for new recreation infrastructure in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — If you or a family member utilize a city recreation facility in Kamloops, you may have to pay more to use that piece of infrastructure in the future. That’s because city council okayed a modest increase to user fees next year and in 2025.
“We proposed to council that the vast majority of fees would go up five per cent, which is what has happened in the last several years. When we’ve done fee increases, they’ve been around five per cent,” Linda Stride, Recreation, Health, and Wellness Supervisor for the City Kamloops explains. “Then there were a couple of others where we proposed they go up around seven per cent. That was Hillside Stadium, and also [pool] lane rentals.”
Currently, the City recoups just 27 per cent of the operating costs of aquatic facilities from users, while just 17 per cent of field costs are paid for through user fees. City council has expressed a desire to see those shares increased to 50 per cent.