PETERS – With Kamplan, council steps back to look at big picture

Posted on October 28, 2017 in Local Voices, Page One, Peters // 0 Comments

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LET’S LOOK at the big picture, Kamloops.

You may have missed a news story this week on an issue called “Kamplan.”

It’s not controversial like the Ajax mine or flashy like a proposed performing arts centre, but it may be more important than either of those issues.

Kamplan is the big picture vision articulated by city council, and carried out by the city’s planning staff.

It’s like the combination of a crystal ball and a set of rose-coloured glasses, combining the most realistic vision of what will happen with the best case scenario that the city can direct with its bylaws.

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James Peters is the radio anchor at CFJC, coming to Kamloops in 2006. He anchors the afternoon news on B-100 and 98.3 CIFM, and contributes weekly editorials to the CFJC Evening News. He tweets regularly @Jamloops.