DECISION 2018: Performing Arts Centre
KAMLOOPS — On Nov. 7, 2015 Kamloops residents rejected a proposal for a performing arts centre and parkade complex when they cast ballots in a referendum.
The ‘no’ side won by a narrow margin and many community members were left feeling disappointed in the result.
Fast forward to last year, the site that had been selected in the original proposal was converted into a parking lot, a council decision that outraged much of the arts community.
Incumbent mayoral candidate Ken Christian served as a city councilor during these decisions and tells us his stance on bringing a performing arts centre to the city in the future in the second installment of our mayor’s series.